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Richard A. Easterlin | |
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Born | |
Died | December 14, 2024 Pasadena, California, U.S. | (aged 98)
Education | Stevens Institute of Technology (BS) University of Pennsylvania (MA, PhD) |
Academic career | |
Field | Demography, Economic history, Economic growth, Happiness economics |
Institution | University of Pennsylvania University of Southern California |
Doctoral advisor | Simon Kuznets |
Influences | Dorothy Thomas |
Contributions | Easterlin hypothesis, Easterlin paradox, Happiness economics |
Richard Ainley Easterlin (January 12, 1926 – December 16, 2024) was an American economist. A professor of economics at the University of Southern California, he is best known for the economic theory named after him, the Easterlin paradox. Another of his contributions is the Easterlin hypothesis about long waves of baby booms and busts.
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