John Bates Clark

John Bates Clark
Born(1847-01-26)January 26, 1847
Providence, Rhode Island, US
DiedMarch 21, 1938(1938-03-21) (aged 91)
New York City, US
Academic background
Alma materAmherst College
Doctoral advisorKarl Knies
InfluencesKarl Knies
Academic work
School or traditionNeoclassical economics
InstitutionsCarleton College
Johns Hopkins University
Columbia University
Doctoral studentsHenry Moore
Alvin Saunders Johnson
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John Bates Clark (January 26, 1847 – March 21, 1938) was an American neoclassical economist. He was one of the pioneers of the marginalist revolution and opponent to the Institutionalist school of economics, and spent most of his career as a professor at Columbia University. He was one of the most prominent American economists of his time.