
ARTHUR M. OKUN
(November 28, 1928March 23, 1980)
Biography In Memoriam Publication
List
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Arthur M. Okun
Memorial Lectures |
| The lecture series honors the memory of Arthur M. Okun (19281980). The donor, a
Yale alumnus who was a long-time associate, friend, and admirer of Okun, stated the
reasons for the series in these words: |
| Arthur Okun combined his special gifts as an analytical and theoretical economist
with his great concern for the well-being of his fellow citizens into a thoughtful,
pragmatic, and sustaining contribution to his nation's public policy. |
| Extraordinarily modest personally, he was a delightful and trenchant activist on
behalf of others both as members of our whole society and as individuals. He
touched many, many people in ways they will always cherish. |
| Offered in affectionate appreciation of Art's gifts, this lecture series seeks to
recognize and encourage professional economists to search for policies that will
contribute to the betterment of life and living. |
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| Feb. 2013 |
Daniel Kahneman, Nobel Laureate, Senior Scholar; Eugene Higgins
Professor of Psychology, Emeritus; and Professor of Psychology and Public Affairs,
Emeritus, Woodrow Wilson School, Princeton University [Biographical Sketch Press Release Photographs
YouTube Video]
"A Psychological Perspective on Rationality" |
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| March 2010 |
Raghuram G. Rajan, Eric J. Gleacher Distinguished Service Professor of Finance,
University of Chicago Booth School of Business [Biographical
Sketch Press Release]
"Is It Over Yet? The Deeper Underpinnings of the
Crisis" |
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| April 2009 |
Robert E. Rubin, Co-Chairman, Council on Foreign Relations and Former U.S.
Treasury Secretary [Biographical Sketch
Press Release Photographs]
"The Global Crisis and Decision Making" |
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| April 2008 |
Lawrence H. Summers, Charles W. Eliot University Professor, Harvard University
[Biographical Sketch
Video/Transcript: Part 1, Part 2 Press
Release]
"Learning from and Responding to Financial Crisis" |
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| Sep. 2006 |
Kenneth S. Rogoff, Thomas D. Cabot Professor of Public Policy and Professor of
Economics, Harvard University [Biographical
Sketch Press Release]
"The
Globalization of Monetary Policy" |
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| Oct. 2003 |
Richard B. Freeman, Herbert Ascherman Professor of Economics, Harvard
University [Biographical Sketch
Press Release]
"Working at the Endless Frontier: The Job Market for
Scientists and
Engineers"
» What is Different about the Science and Engineering Job
Market
» Producing and Using Knowledge
» Who Owns Science and Engineering? |
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| April 2002 |
Alan S. Blinder, Professor of Economics and Co-director of the Center for
Economic Policy Studies, Princeton University [Press Release]
"The Quiet Revolution: Central Banking Goes Modern"
» Through the Looking Glass: Central Bank
Transparency
» Ex Uno Plures: Central Banking By Committee
» Who's the Boss?: The Central Bank and the Markets |
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| March 2001 |
Joseph E. Stiglitz, Joan Kennedy Professor of Economics, Stanford
University [Press Release]
"A Tale of Two Countries: Transition to a Market Economy in
China
and Russia"
» Whither Reform? The Great Experiments
» Privatization and Corporate Governance: Wealth Creation
or Asset Stripping?
» Shock Therapy vs. Peaceful and Strategic Evolution:
Speculations on
Why China Succeeded and Russia Failed |
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| April 2000 |
Jeffrey D. Sachs, Director of the Center for International Development, Harvard
University [Press Release]
"The Poorest of the Poor: The Unmet Challenge of Global
Development"
» Globalization and the Poorest of the Poor: The Limits of
Convergence
» The Health-Nutrition-Population Nexus: The Scope for
Public Action
» The Role of International Assistance: A Redesign of
International Strategies |
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| Oct. 1988 |
Robert E. Hall, Professor of Economics, Stanford University and Senior Fellow,
Hoover Institution
"Booms and Recessions in a Noisy Economy"
» Noise over Space and over Time
» Measuring Noise
» General Equilibrium with Noise |
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| Oct. 1985 |
Charles L. Schultze, Director, Bureau of the Budget, Chairman, Council of
Economic Advisers, and Senior Fellow, Brookings Institution
"Macroeconomic Lessons from U.S. and European History"
» Inertial Inflation: Some Lessons from History
» Real Wage Rigidity in Europe: Reality or Illusion?
» A Century of U.S. Economic Fluctuations: Why Has
Performance Improved? |
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| Oct. 1983 |
Nicholas Kaldor, Professor of Economics, King's College, Cambridge
"Economics without Equilibrium"
» Stylized Facts as a Basis for Theory Building
» Supply and Demand
» Interregional Trade and Cumulative Causation |