Albert Rees
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This article is about the American economist. For the Australian chemical physicist, see Albert Lloyd George Rees.
Albert E. Rees (August 21, 1921 – September 5, 1992) was an American economist[2] and noted author.[1][2][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.[2] He was also the first head of the Council on Wage and Price Stability, a short-lived federal agency.[2][10]
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Born | (1921-08-21)August 21, 1921[1] New York City, US[1] |
Died | September 5, 1992(1992-09-05) (aged 71)[2] |
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Institutions | [2] |
Field | Labor economics[2] |
School or tradition | Chicago school of economics[1] |
Doctoral advisor | Frederick H. Harbison H. Gregg Lewis |
Doctoral students | |
Other notable students | James Heckman[3] |
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Alma mater | University of Chicago (Ph.D.)[6] Oberlin College[1] |
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[2][7] Economics of Work and Pay[2][8][9] |
Website | http://library.duke.edu/rubenstein/findingaids/rees/ |
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CoWPS | |
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Formed | 1974[10] |
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Dissolved | 1981[10] |
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Headquarters | Washington, D.C. |
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Parent agency | Executive Office of the President |
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