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{{Infobox officeholder
| name = Alan Krueger
| image = 20170817 AlanKrueger FacultyPortrait CF 0011 (cropped).jpg
| office = 27th Chair of the [[Council of Economic Advisers]]
| president = [[Barack Obama]]
| term_start = November 7, 2011
| term_end = August 2, 2013
| predecessor = [[Austan Goolsbee]]
| successor = [[Jason Furman]]
| office1 = [[Assistant Secretary of the Treasury for Economic Policy]]
| president1 = [[Barack Obama]]
| term_start1 = May 7, 2009
| term_end1 = October 16, 2010
| predecessor1 = [[Phillip Swagel]]
| successor1 = [[Janice Eberly]]
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| birth_place = [[Livingston, New Jersey]], U.S.
▲|death_date = {{death date and age|2019|3|16|1960|9|17}}
| death_date = {{death date and age|2019|3|16|1960|9|17}}
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| children = 2
| education = [[Cornell University]] ([[Bachelor of Science|BS]])<br />{{nowrap|[[Harvard University]] ([[Master of Arts|MA]], [[Doctor of Philosophy|PhD]])}}
| module = {{Infobox economist
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|field = [[Labor economics]]<br />[[Macroeconomics]]<br />[[Public finance]]
|doctoral_advisor = [[Lawrence Summers]]<ref name="mgp">{{Cite web |url=http://www.genealogy.ams.org/id.php?id=209097 |title=Alan Krueger |website=[[The Mathematics Genealogy Project]] |access-date=2019-03-19}}</ref><br />[[Richard B. Freeman]]<ref name="mgp"/>
|institutions = [[Princeton University]]<br />[[U.S. Department of Labor]]
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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|
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 ==
Krueger began teaching at Princeton University in 1987, and successively held the Bendheim Professorship in Economics and Public Affairs and the James Madison Professorship in Political Economy.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Kelly |first1=B. Rose |title=Alan B. Krueger, prominent labor economist and dedicated public servant, dies |url=https://www.princeton.edu/news/2019/03/19/alan-b-krueger-prominent-labor-economist-and-dedicated-public-servant-dies |access-date=June 27, 2022 |publisher=Princeton University |date=March 19, 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite journal |last1=Krueger |first1=Alan B. |last2=Schkade |first2=David |author2-link=David Schkade |title=Sorting in the Labor Market: Do Gregarious Workers Flock to Interactive Jobs? |journal=The Journal of Human Resources |date=2008 |volume=43 |issue=4 |pages=859–883 |doi=10.3368/jhr.43.4.859 |jstor=40057373|s2cid=113893779 }}</ref>
Krueger developed and applied the method of [[natural experiment]]s<ref name=":2">{{Cite web|url=https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2019-03-18/princeton-professor-alan-krueger-led-quiet-economics-revolution|title=Alan Krueger Led a Quiet Economics Revolution|last=Smith|first=Noah|date=March 18, 2019|website=Bloomberg|access-date=March 18, 2019}}</ref> to study the effect of education on earnings, the [[minimum wage]] on employment, and other issues.<ref name=":1">{{Cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2019/03/18/obituaries/alan-krueger-dead.html|title=Alan B. Krueger, Economic Aide to Clinton and Obama, Dies at 58|last=Casselman|first=Ben|date=March 18, 2019|work=The New York Times|access-date=March 18, 2019|language=en-US|issn=0362-4331}}</ref>
Krueger compared restaurant jobs in New Jersey, which raised its minimum wage, to restaurant jobs in Pennsylvania, which did not, and found that restaurant employment in New Jersey increased, while it decreased in Pennsylvania.<ref name="Card and Krueger">{{cite journal |first1=David |last1=Card |first2=Alan B. |last2=Krueger |year=1994 |title=Minimum Wages and Employment: A Case Study of the Fast-Food Industry in New Jersey and Pennsylvania |journal=American Economic Review |volume=84 |issue=4 |pages=772–793 |jstor=2118030 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1993/08/22/weekinreview/conversations-david-card-alan-krueger-two-economists-catch-clinton-s-eye-bucking.html|title=Conversations/David Card and Alan Krueger; Two Economists Catch Clinton's Eye By Bucking the Common Wisdom|first=Sylvia|last=Nasar|work=[[The New York Times]]|date=August 22, 1993|
His books, ''Education Matters: Selected Essays by Alan B. Krueger'' and (with [[James Heckman]]) ''Inequality in America: What Role for Human Capital Policies?'' reviewed the available research relating to positive [[externality|externalities]] accruing to society from increased government investment in educating the children of the poor. In ''Inequality in America'', he writes:<ref>{{Harvnb|Heckman|Krueger|2003|p=62}}</ref>
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In his book, ''What Makes a Terrorist: Economics and the Roots of Terrorism'' (2007), he wrote that in contrast to the assumption that terrorists come from impoverished, uneducated environments, terrorists often come from middle-class, college-educated backgrounds.<ref>{{Harvnb|Krueger|2007|p=77}}</ref><ref>{{cite
In 1994–95, he served as Chief Economist at the [[United States Department of Labor]]. He received the Kershaw Prize, Mahalanobis Prize, and [[IZA Prize in Labor Economics|IZA Prize]] (with [[David Card]]), and was a fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, Society of Labor Economists, Econometric Society and American Academy of Political and Social Science.<ref name=":0" /> He was a member of the Executive and Supervisory Committee (ESC) of [[CERGE-EI]], an academic institution located in [[Prague]], [[Czech Republic]].<ref>{{cite web|
On March 7, 2009, he was nominated by President [[Barack Obama]] to be [[Assistant Secretary of the Treasury for Economic Policy]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.nbcnews.com/id/29579093/ns/politics-white_house/t/obama-nominates-key-treasury-posts/|title=Obama nominates 3 to key Treasury posts|website=NBCNews.com|date=March 8, 2009|agency=AP}}</ref> In October 2010, he announced his resignation from the Treasury Department, to return to Princeton University.<ref>{{cite news|work=[[The Daily Princetonian]]|first=Ameena|last=Schelling|date=October 16, 2010|url=http://www.dailyprincetonian.com/2010/10/16/26607/|
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|
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. Harvard]]'' 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|last=|first=|date=|website=|archive-url=|archive-date=|dead-url=|access-date=}}</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|
== Personal life ==
Krueger was married to Lisa Simon and had two children.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.startribune.com/nation/128645428.html?refer=y|work=[[Star Tribune]]|title=Alan Krueger|date=August 29, 2011|
==Death and legacy==
Krueger was found dead at his home in [[Princeton, New Jersey|Princeton]] on March 16, 2019.<ref name=":1" /> His family stated the cause of death was [[suicide]].<ref name=":1" /><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.princeton.edu/news/2019/03/18/alan-krueger-prominent-princeton-economist-passes-away|title=Alan Krueger, prominent Princeton economist, passes away|website=Princeton University|language=en|access-date=March 18, 2019}}</ref> In a statement, former President Obama declared: "Alan was someone who was deeper than numbers on a screen and charts on a page," adding, "He saw economic policy not as a matter of abstract theories, but as a way to make people's lives better."<ref>[https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/family-says-obamas-top-economic-adviser-killed-himself Family says Obama's top economic adviser killed himself] Joseph Lawler, ''[[Washington Examiner]]'', March 18, 2019</ref> His death was commemorated by ''[[The Economist]]'' with a full-page obituary running in their [[The Economist#Features|''Free Exchange'']] column.<ref>{{Cite news|last=The Economist|url=https://www.economist.com/finance-and-economics/2019/03/21/alan-krueger-natural-talent|title=Alan Krueger, natural talent|date=March 21, 2019|newspaper=The Economist|access-date=March 21, 2019|issn=0013-0613}}</ref>
[[David Card]], co-author with Krueger of their influential 1994 paper on the effect of raising the minimum wage,<ref name="Card and Krueger" /> stated that it was "unambiguously clear" that if Krueger were still alive, he would have shared in Card's 2021 [[Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences]].<ref>{{cite magazine| url=https://newrepublic.com/article/163994/david-card-alan-krueger-nobel-prize| last=Noah| first=Timothy| title=Tragedy Kept Alan Krueger From Claiming a Nobel Prize, but He's Not Forgotten| date=October 14, 2021| magazine=The New Republic}}</ref>
== Books ==
*{{Cite book|title=Myth and Measurement: The New Economics of the Minimum Wage|
*{{Cite book|title=Education Matters: Selected Essays by Alan B. Krueger|last=Krueger|first=Alan B.|publisher=[[Edward Elgar Publishing|Edward Elgar]]|year=2001|isbn=1-84064-106-1|location=Cheltenham, UK}}
*{{cite book|last1=Heckman|first1=James J.|
*{{Cite book|title=What Makes a Terrorist: Economics and the Roots of Terrorism|last=Krueger|first=Alan B.|publisher=Princeton University Press|year=2007|isbn=978-0-691-13438-3|location=Princeton
*{{Cite book|title=Rockonomics: A Backstage Tour of What the Music Industry Can Teach Us About Economics and Life|last=Krueger|first=Alan B.|publisher=Currency|year=2019|isbn=978-1-5247-6371-
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== External links ==
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*[https://web.archive.org/web/20110717201334/http://www.krueger.princeton.edu/EconomicScene.html New York Times Economic Scene Columns]
*[https://ideas.repec.org/e/pkr63.html IDEAS/RePEc]
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*{{Cite web |url=http://www.wws.princeton.edu/events/pressreleases/20041202krueger.html |title=Alan B. Krueger to discuss the economics and roots of Terrorism |access-date=August 23, 2006 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070311004313/http://www.wws.princeton.edu/events/pressreleases/20041202krueger.html |archive-date=March 11, 2007 |
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