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Herbert Stein

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Herbert Stein · Economics & Business

What

Economist

When

1916, Detroit, Michigan, United States — 1999, Washington, D.C., United States

Where

United States

Biography

Herbert Stein is recognized among Jewish contributors to Economics & Business — Economist

How & why

Stein was an American economist who chaired the Council of Economic Advisers under Presidents Nixon and Ford and was known for his lucid writing on economic policy, coining 'Stein's Law' ('if something cannot go on forever, it will stop'). A senior fellow at the American Enterprise Institute and Wall Street Journal columnist, he shaped mainstream economic debate for decades. He was born into a Jewish family in Detroit.

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Source: Jinfo.org — Jewish Economists