Oliver M. W. Sprague

Oliver M. W. Sprague
Born(1873-04-22)April 22, 1873
DiedMay 24, 1953(1953-05-24) (aged 80)
Boston, Massachusetts
SpouseFanny Knights Ide
ChildrenKatherine Ida Sprague
Theodore Wentworth Sprague
Parent(s)William Wallace Sprague
Miriam Wentworth Sprague
Academic background
Alma materHarvard University
ThesisThe English Woolen Industry in the Seventeenth and Eighteenth Centuries
Doctoral advisorWilliam Ashley
Academic work
DisciplineEconomics
Sub-disciplineFiscal policy, central banking
InstitutionsHarvard University
Imperial University of Tokyo
Harvard Graduate School of Business Administration

Oliver Mitchell Wentworth Sprague (April 22, 1873May 24, 1953) was an American economist and president of the American Economic Association in 1937. His research focused on fiscal policy and central banking.