Albert Rees

Albert E. Rees
Born(1921-08-21)August 21, 1921[2]
New York City, US[2]
DiedSeptember 5, 1992(1992-09-05) (aged 71)[1]
Academic career
FieldLabor economics[1]
Institutions[1]
School or
tradition
Chicago school of economics[2]
Doctoral
advisor
Frederick H. Harbison
H. Gregg Lewis
Doctoral
students
Other notable studentsJames Heckman[3]
Awards
Academic background
Alma materUniversity of Chicago (Ph.D.)[6]
Oberlin College[2]
Thesis"The effect of collective bargaining on wage and price levels in the basic steel and bituminous coal industries, 1945-1948"[6] (1950)
Academic work
Notable worksLandmark labor study with George P. Shultz[1][7]
Economics of Work and Pay[1][8][9]
Websitehttp://library.duke.edu/rubenstein/findingaids/rees/
Council on Wage and Price Stability
CoWPS
Agency overview
Formed1974[10]
Preceding agency
Dissolved1981[10]
Superseding agencies
HeadquartersWashington, D.C.
Agency executives
Parent agencyExecutive Office of the President

Albert E. Rees (August 21, 1921 – September 5, 1992) was an American economist[1] and noted author.[2][1][8] An influential labor economist, Rees taught at Princeton University from 1966 to 1979, while also being an advisor to President Gerald Ford. He was also a former Provost of Princeton and former president of the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation.[1] He was also the first head of the Council on Wage and Price Stability, a short-lived federal agency.[1][10]

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  3. ^ van Overtveldt, Johan (2009). The Chicago School: How the University of Chicago Assembled the Thinkers Who Revolutionized Economics and Business. New York: Agate. p. 132. ISBN 978-1932841190.
  4. ^ "American Academy of Arts and Sciences Fellows" (PDF).
  5. ^ "Guggenheim Fellows". Archived from the original on 2012-08-19.
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  7. ^ Rees, Albert; Shultz, George (1970). Workers and wages in an urban labor market. Chicago: University of Chicago Press. ISBN 0226707059. OCLC 121075.
  8. ^ a b "Rees, Albert | Industrial Relations Section". www.irs.princeton.edu. Retrieved 2015-12-23.
  9. ^ The Economics of Work and Pay (6 Sub ed.). New York: Harpercollins College Div. 1996-06-01. ISBN 9780673994745.
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