Albert E. Rees | |
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| Born | August 21, 1921[2] New York City, US[2] |
| Died | September 5, 1992 (aged 71)[1] |
| Academic career | |
| Field | Labor economics[1] |
| Institutions | [1] |
| School or tradition | Chicago school of economics[2] |
| Doctoral advisor | Frederick H. Harbison H. Gregg Lewis |
| Doctoral students | |
| Other notable students | James Heckman[3] |
| Awards | |
| Academic background | |
| Alma mater | University of Chicago (Ph.D.)[6] Oberlin College[2] |
| Thesis | "The effect of collective bargaining on wage and price levels in the basic steel and bituminous coal industries, 1945-1948"[6] (1950) |
| Academic work | |
| Notable works | Landmark labor study with George P. Shultz[1][7] Economics of Work and Pay[1][8][9] |
| Website | http://library.duke.edu/rubenstein/findingaids/rees/ |
| CoWPS | |
| Agency overview | |
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| Formed | 1974[10] |
| Preceding agency | |
| Dissolved | 1981[10] |
| Superseding agencies | |
| Headquarters | Washington, D.C. |
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| Parent agency | Executive Office of the President |
Albert E. Rees (August 21, 1921 – September 5, 1992) was an American economist[1] and noted author.[2][1][8] An influential labor economist, Rees taught at Princeton University from 1966 to 1979, while also being an advisor to President Gerald Ford. He was also a former Provost of Princeton and former president of the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation.[1] He was also the first head of the Council on Wage and Price Stability, a short-lived federal agency.[1][10]
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- ^ a b "Rees, Albert | Industrial Relations Section". www.irs.princeton.edu. Retrieved 2015-12-23.
- ^ The Economics of Work and Pay (6 Sub ed.). New York: Harpercollins College Div. 1996-06-01. ISBN 9780673994745.
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