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Robert Lekachman

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Robert Lekachman · Economics & Business

What

Economist

When

1920, New York City, USA — 1989, USA

Where

United States

Biography

Robert Lekachman is recognized among Jewish contributors to Economics & Business — Economist

How & why

Robert Lekachman was an American economist and public intellectual noted for his accessible interpretations of Keynesian economics and his advocacy of social justice, and for widely read critiques of Reagan-era policy such as 'Greed Is Not Enough: Reaganomics'. He was a Distinguished Professor of Economics at Lehman College of the City University of New York. He grew up in a Jewish family.

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Source: Jinfo.org — Jewish Economists