Alan Krueger

Alan Krueger, born on September seventeenth, nineteen sixty, was a distinguished American economist and university educator. He held the esteemed position of James Madison Professor of Political Economy at Princeton University and served as a Research Associate at the National Bureau of Economic Research. His career was marked by significant contributions to economic policy and research.

In May two thousand nine, Krueger was appointed by President Barack Obama as the Assistant Secretary of the Treasury for Economic Policy, a role he fulfilled until October two thousand ten. Following this tenure, he returned to Princeton, where he continued to influence the field of economics.

In two thousand eleven, Krueger was nominated by Obama to chair the White House Council of Economic Advisers, a position he held from November two thousand eleven to August two thousand thirteen. His leadership in this role further solidified his reputation as a leading economist.

Renowned for his innovative use of natural experiments in research, Krueger was recognized as one of the fifty highest-ranked economists globally according to Research Papers in Economics. His influential work in the nineteen nineties challenged prevailing views on the impact of minimum wage on employment and made significant contributions to the understanding of inequality and the economic effects of education.