Alfred E. Kahn

Alfred E. Kahn
Born(1917-10-17)October 17, 1917
DiedDecember 27, 2010(2010-12-27) (aged 93)
EducationNew York University (BA)
Yale University (PhD)
Academic career
InstitutionCornell University

Alfred Edward Kahn (October 17, 1917 – December 27, 2010) was an American economist and political advisor who specialized in regulation and deregulation. He was an important influence in the deregulation of the airline and energy industries.[1] Commonly known as the "Father of Airline Deregulation,"[2] he chaired the Civil Aeronautics Board during the period when it ended its regulation of the airline industry, paving the way for low-cost airlines, from People Express to Southwest Airlines.

He was the Robert Julius Thorne Professor Emeritus of Political Economy at Cornell University.

  1. ^ "Economist Alfred Kahn, 'father of airline deregulation' and former presidential adviser, dies at 93".
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference time was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

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