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Alan Krueger

1960 - 2019

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Alan Bennett Krueger (September 17, 1960 – March 16, 2019) was an American economist who was the James Madison Professor of Political Economy at Princeton University and Research Associate at the National Bureau of Economic Research. He served as Assistant Secretary of the Treasury for Economic Policy, nominated by President Barack Obama, from May 2009 to October 2010, when he returned to Princeton. He was nominated in 2011 by Obama as chair of the White House Council of Economic Advisers, and served in that office from November 2011 to August 2013. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Alan Krueger has received more than 746,127 page views. His biography is available in 17 different languages on Wikipedia. Alan Krueger is the 402nd most popular economist (down from 361st in 2019), the 15,794th most popular biography from United States (down from 13,756th in 2019) and the 127th most popular American Economist.

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    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among ECONOMISTS

Among economists, Alan Krueger ranks 402 out of 414. Before him are Ardo Hansson, László Andor, Christina Romer, Laura Tyson, Olga Golodets, and Winona LaDuke. After him are Yochai Benkler, Rebecca Blank, Kate Raworth, Cecilia Rouse, Bina Agarwal, and Dambisa Moyo.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1960, Alan Krueger ranks 766. Before him are Rati Agnihotri, Thomas Marshburn, Flood, Steven Swanson, Bradley Walsh, and Thom Tillis. After him are Nicole Holofcener, Glenn Anderson, Graeme Sharp, Urszula Kielan, Paul Ruto, and Matthias Jacob. Among people deceased in 2019, Alan Krueger ranks 604. Before him are Nipsey Hussle, Junior Agogo, Okwui Enwezor, Josip Zovko, Justin Raimondo, and Yulia Nachalova. After him are Josef Šural, Heidi Mohr, David Lama, Barbara Perry, Chuy Bravo, and Tony Britton.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Alan Krueger ranks 15,794 out of 20,380. Before him are Abyss (1973), Pauly Shore (1968), Rebecca Soni (1987), Max Brooks (1972), Danielle Nicolet (1973), and Timothy Creamer (1959). After him are Grey DeLisle (1973), Joseph R. Gannascoli (1959), Erin Sanders (1991), Tig Notaro (1971), P. J. O'Rourke (1947), and Kia Stevens (1977).

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Among ECONOMISTS In United States

Among economists born in United States, Alan Krueger ranks 127. Before him are Eric Lander (1957), Peter Navarro (1949), Ardo Hansson (1958), Christina Romer (1958), Laura Tyson (1947), and Winona LaDuke (1959). After him are Rebecca Blank (1955), Cecilia Rouse (1963), Steven Levitt (1967), Tyler Cowen (1962), and Susan Athey (1970).

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