Albert Rees

Albert E. Rees (August 21, 1921 – September 5, 1992) was an American economist and noted author. 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. He was also the first head of the Council on Wage and Price Stability, a short-lived federal agency.

Albert E. Rees
Born(1921-08-21)August 21, 1921
New York City, US
DiedSeptember 5, 1992(1992-09-05) (aged 71)
University Medical Center of Princeton
Academic career
Institutions
  • Princeton
  • University of Chicago
FieldLabor economics
School or
tradition
Chicago school of economics
Doctoral
advisor
Frederick H. Harbison
H. Gregg Lewis
Doctoral
students
  • Walter Oi
  • Orley Ashenfelter
  • Ronald Oaxaca
Other notable studentsJames Heckman
Awards
Academic background
Alma materUniversity of Chicago (Ph.D.)
Oberlin College
Thesis"The effect of collective bargaining on wage and price levels in the basic steel and bituminous coal industries, 1945-1948" (1950)
Academic work
Notable worksLandmark labor study with George P. Shultz
Economics of Work and Pay
Websitehttp://library.duke.edu/rubenstein/findingaids/rees/
Council on Wage and Price Stability
CoWPS
Agency overview
Formed1974
Preceding agency
Dissolved1981
Superseding agencies
HeadquartersWashington, D.C.
Agency executives
Parent agencyExecutive Office of the President
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