Paul A. David
Paul A. David | |
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David in 2014 | |
| Born | Paul Allan David May 24, 1935 New York City, New York, U.S. |
| Died | January 23, 2023 (aged 87) Palo Alto, California, U.S. |
| Occupation | Economics professor |
| Years active | 1961–2022 |
| Known for | Path dependence |
| Title | Professor of Economics (Emeritus) & Senior Fellow of SIEPR, Stanford University |
| Academic background | |
| Alma mater | Harvard University (AB, PhD) University of Cambridge |
| Academic work | |
| Discipline | Economics |
| Institutions | Harvard University (1958–1960) Stanford University (1961–2022) University of Oxford (1993–2022) UNU-MERIT (1993–2022) |
| Doctoral students | Warren Whatley Leonard Carlson Charles W. Calomiris Ashish Arora |
Paul Allan David (May 24, 1935 – January 23, 2023) was an American academic economist, noted for his work on the economics of scientific progress and technical change. He was also well known for his work in American economic history and in demographic economics.