Albert Rees

Albert E. Rees
Born(1921-08-21)August 21, 1921
New York City, US
DiedSeptember 5, 1992(1992-09-05) (aged 71)
OccupationsU.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 partyDemocrat
Spouses
  • Candida Kranold Rees (1945–1963)
  • Marianne Rees (1963–1992 (his death))
Children3
Academic background
Alma materUniversity 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 advisorFrederick H. Harbison
H. Gregg Lewis
Academic work
DisciplineLabor economics
School or traditionChicago school of economics
Institutions
Doctoral students
Notable studentsJames Heckman
Notable worksLandmark labor study with George P. Shultz
Economics of Work and Pay
Awards
Website
Council on Wage and Price Stability
CoWPS
Agency overview
Formed1974
Preceding agency
Dissolved1981
Superseding agencies
HeadquartersWashington, D.C.
Agency executives
Parent agencyExecutive 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.