Lawrence Summers
Lawrence Summers · Philosophy & Social Sciences
Economist; US Treasury Secretary and Harvard president; Clark Medal (1993)
1954, New Haven, Connecticut, USA
United States (Cambridge, Massachusetts · Washington, D.C.)
Lawrence Summers is recognized among Jewish contributors to Philosophy & Social Sciences — Economist; US Treasury Secretary and Harvard president; Clark Medal (1993)
Summers is an influential economist who served as U.S. Treasury Secretary and president of Harvard University, and won the 1993 John Bates Clark Medal for contributions across public finance and macroeconomics. Born to a Jewish family in New Haven, he is a nephew of the Nobel economists Paul Samuelson and Kenneth Arrow. His research shaped debates on taxation, labor and economic policy.
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Economist; US Treasury Secretary and Harvard president; Clark Medal (1993)
Source: Jinfo.org — Jewish recipients of the John Bates Clark Medal
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