Dale W. Jorgenson
Dale Weldeau Jorgenson (May 7, 1933 – June 8, 2022) was an American economist who served as the Samuel W. Morris University Professor at Harvard University. An influential econometric scholar, he was famed for his work on the relationship between productivity and economic growth, the economics of climate change, and the intersection between economics and statistics. Described as a "master" of his field, he received the John Bates Clark Medal in 1971, and was described as a worthy contender for the Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences.
Dale W. Jorgenson | |
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Jorgenson in 2015 | |
| Born | May 7, 1933 Bozeman, Montana, U.S. |
| Died | June 8, 2022 (aged 89) Cambridge, Massachusetts, U.S. |
| Nationality | American |
| Academic career | |
| Institution | Harvard University |
| Field | Economic theory Information technology Economic growth Energy and the environment Tax policy Investment behavior Applied econometrics |
| Alma mater | Harvard University (Ph.D., 1959) Reed College (B.A., 1955) |
| Doctoral advisor | Wassily Leontief |
| Doctoral students | Robert Lucas Jr. M. Ishaq Nadiri Lawrence Lau Ajit Singh Fumio Hayashi Charles Horioka William Perraudin |
| Awards | John Bates Clark Medal (1971) |
| Information at IDEAS / RePEc | |
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