Alan Krueger: Difference between revisions

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 ana full-page [[obituary]] running in their [[The Economist#Features|free''Free exchangeExchange'']] column]].<ref>{{Cite news|last=The Economist|first=|url=https://www.economist.com/finance-and-economics/2019/03/21/alan-krueger-natural-talent|title=Alan Krueger, natural talent|date=March 21, 2019|work=The Economist|access-date=March 21, 2019|url-status=live|issn=0013-0613}}</ref>