Albert Rees
Albert E. Rees | |
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| Born | August 21, 1921 New York City, US |
| Died | September 5, 1992 (aged 71) |
| Occupations | U.S. presidential advisor to Gerald Ford U.S. Federal Agency Head non-profit CEO Provost department chair professor author |
| Employer(s) | White House Alfred P. Sloan Foundation Princeton University of Chicago |
| Political party | Democrat |
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| Children | 3 |
| Academic background | |
| Alma mater | University of Chicago (Ph.D.) Oberlin College |
| Thesis | "The effect of collective bargaining on wage and price levels in the basic steel and bituminous coal industries, 1945-1948" (1950) |
| Doctoral advisor | Frederick H. Harbison H. Gregg Lewis |
| Academic work | |
| Discipline | Labor economics |
| School or tradition | Chicago school of economics |
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| Notable students | James Heckman |
| Notable works | Landmark labor study with George P. Shultz Economics of Work and Pay |
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| Formed | 1974 |
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| Dissolved | 1981 |
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| Headquarters | Washington, D.C. |
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| Parent agency | Executive Office of the President |
Albert E. Rees (August 21, 1921 – September 5, 1992) was an American economist and noted author. An influential labor economist, Rees taught at Princeton University from 1966 to 1979, while also being an advisor to President Gerald Ford. He was also a former Provost of Princeton and former president of the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation. He was also the first head of the Council on Wage and Price Stability, a short-lived federal agency.