Paul McCracken (economist)
Paul Winston McCracken (December 29, 1915 – August 3, 2012) was an American economist born in Richland, Iowa.
Paul McCracken | |
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| 8th Chair of the Council of Economic Advisers | |
| In office February 4, 1969 – December 31, 1971 | |
| President | Richard Nixon |
| Preceded by | Art Okun |
| Succeeded by | Herbert Stein |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Paul Winston McCracken December 29, 1915 Richland, Iowa, U.S. |
| Died | August 3, 2012 (aged 96) Ann Arbor, Michigan, U.S. |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse(s) | Emily Siler (1942–2005) |
| Education | William Penn University (BA) Harvard University (MA, PhD) |
He held an M.A. and Ph.D. from Harvard University in Economics and a B.A. from William Penn University.[1][2] He was the Edmund Ezra Day Distinguished University Professor Emeritus of Business Administration, Economics, and Public Policy at the University of Michigan.[1] McCracken was chairman of the President's Council of Economic Advisors from 1969 to 1971 under President Richard Nixon.[1] He took the lead in developing economic policy at the outset of the Nixon administration.[3]
In 1976 he was elected as a Fellow of the American Statistical Association.[4] He chaired the American Enterprise Institute's Council of Academic Advisors and served as interim president of the institute in 1986.[1]
He died on August 3, 2012 at age 96.[5]
References
- "Paul W. McCracken". Nixon Library and Museum. Archived from the original on July 21, 2011. Retrieved February 21, 2011.
- Chan, S., "Paul W. McCracken, Adviser to Presidents, Dies at 96", The New York Times, AUG. 3, 2012, accessed December 15, 2016, from https://www.nytimes.com/2012/08/04/us/politics/paul-w-mccracken-adviser-to-presidents-dies-at-96.html
- Matusow, Allen J. (1998). Nixon's Economy: Booms, Busts, Dollars, & Votes. Lawrence, Kan.: University Press of Kansas. p. 12. ISBN 0-7006-0888-5. OCLC 37975682.
- View/Search Fellows of the ASA, accessed 2016-08-20.
- "Remembering Paul W. McCracken, 1915-2012, Professor Emeritus and Presidential Adviser". Archived from the original on 2013-10-09.
External links
- McCracken's faculty profile on the University of Michigan website
- Appearances on C-SPAN
- Sidney Lewis Jones (2000). Public & Private Economic Adviser: Paul W. McCracken. University Press of America. ISBN 978-0-7618-1698-0.
| Political offices | ||
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| Preceded by Art Okun |
Chair of the Council of Economic Advisers 1969–1971 |
Succeeded by Herbert Stein |
| Non-profit organization positions | ||
| Preceded by William Baroody |
President of the American Enterprise Institute Acting 1986 |
Succeeded by Christopher DeMuth |
