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'''Alan Bennett Krueger''' (September 17, 1960 – March 16, 2019) was an American [[economist]] who was the [[James Madison]] Professor of Political Economy at [[Princeton University]] and Research Associate at the [[National Bureau of Economic Research]]. He served as [[Assistant Secretary of the Treasury for Economic Policy]], nominated by President [[Barack Obama]], from May 2009 to October 2010, when he returned to Princeton. He was nominated in 2011 by Obama as chair of the White House [[Council of Economic Advisers]], and served in that office from November 2011 to August 2013.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://obamawhitehouse.archives.gov/blog/author/alan-krueger|title=Alan Krueger|date=November 18, 2011 |publisher=The White House President Barack Obama|access-date=March 20, 2019}}</ref>
He was among the 50 highest ranked economists in the world according to [[Research Papers in Economics]]. He made innovative use of [[natural experiment]]s in economics, including influential research in the 1990s that challenged the dominant perspective in economics at the time that [[minimum wage]] adversely affected employment. He also made prominent contributions to research on inequality and the economic effects of education.
== Early life and education ==
Krueger grew up in a [[American Jews|Jewish]] family<ref>[http://blogs.forward.com/forward-thinking/172080/meet-the-four-jews-shaping-the-us-economy/ The Jewish Daily Forward: "Meet the Four Jews Shaping the U.S. Economy" By Nathan Guttman] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150322090643/http://blogs.forward.com/forward-thinking/172080/meet-the-four-jews-shaping-the-us-economy/ |date=March 22, 2015 }} February 28, 2013</ref> in [[Livingston, New Jersey]], and graduated from [[Livingston High School (New Jersey)|Livingston High School]] in 1979.<ref>Kwoh, Leslie. [http://www.nj.com/business/index.ssf/2011/08/obama_krueger_chair_economic.html "Obama to tap Princeton's Alan Krueger to fill key economic post"], ''[[The Star-Ledger]]'', August 29, 2011. Accessed August 29, 2011. "Krueger, 50, a Livingston native, returned to academia a year ago after serving for two years as assistant treasury secretary for economic policy to the Obama administration."</ref>
Krueger received his [[Bachelor of Science|B.S.]] from the [[Cornell University School of Industrial and Labor Relations]] (with honors), and he received his [[Master of Arts|
== Career ==
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On August 29, 2011, he was nominated by Obama to be chair of the White House [[Council of Economic Advisers]],<ref>{{cite news| url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-14709715| title= Obama nominates Alan Krueger as his new chief economist| work= BBC News| date= August 29, 2011}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.nj.com/business/2011/08/obama_krueger_chair_economic.html|title=Obama to tap Princeton's Alan Krueger to fill key economic post|first=Leslie|last=Kwoh|date=August 29, 2011|website=nj.com}}</ref> and on November 3, 2011, the Senate unanimously confirmed his nomination.<ref>157 ''[[Congressional Record]]'' S7141 (November 3, 2011).</ref>
He also published several books on issues related to education, labor markets and income distribution.<ref name=":2" /> He was also known for his work on the [[Environmental Kuznets
[[Uber]] paid Krueger about $100,000 in 2015 to write in support of its job-creation model.<ref>Lawrence, Felicity. "[https://www.theguardian.com/news/2022/jul/12/uber-paid-academics-six-figure-sums-for-research-to-feed-to-the-media Uber paid academics six-figure sums for research to feed to the media]," ''The Guardian,'' 12 July 2022. Retrieved 12 July 2022.</ref>
Krueger signed a 2018 ''amici curiae'' brief that expressed support for Harvard University in the ''[[Students for Fair Admissions v. President and Fellows of Harvard College]]'' lawsuit.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://admissionscase.harvard.edu/files/adm-case/files/economists_amended_brief_dkt._527-1.pdf|title=AMENDED BRIEF OF PROFESSORS OF ECONOMICS AS AMICI CURIAE IN SUPPORT OF DEFENDANT|access-date=November 28, 2018|archive-date=October 22, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181022193921/https://admissionscase.harvard.edu/files/adm-case/files/economists_amended_brief_dkt._527-1.pdf|url-status=dead}}</ref>
== Personal life ==
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