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Economics & Business
Arthur Okun
Who
Arthur Okun · Economics & Business
What
Economist
When
1928, Jersey City, New Jersey, United States — 1980, Washington, D.C., United States
Where
United States
Biography
Arthur Okun is recognized among Jewish contributors to Economics & Business — Economist
How & why
Arthur M. Okun was an American economist who chaired the Council of Economic Advisers under President Lyndon Johnson and formulated 'Okun's law', relating changes in unemployment to changes in GDP, as well as the 'misery index'. Born into a Jewish family in Jersey City, he later worked at the Brookings Institution. He was Jewish.
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Source: Jinfo.org — Jewish Economists
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Economist
Source: Jinfo.org — Jewish Economists
