Leon H. Keyserling

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Leon H. Keyserling was an American economist who served as chairman of the Council of Economic Advisers under President Harry S. Truman and was influential in shaping mid-20th-century U.S. economic policy.

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instanceOf economist
government official
human
appointedBy Harry S. Truman NERFINISHED
areaOfInfluence United States economic policy
mid-20th-century U.S. politics
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
surface form: United States
educatedAt Columbia University
Harvard Law School
employer Council of Economic Advisers NERFINISHED
United States government
surface form: United States federal government
familyName Keyserling NERFINISHED
fieldOfWork economic policy
macroeconomics
public policy
genre economic analysis
public policy writing
givenName Leon NERFINISHED
hasGender male
ideology Keynesian economics NERFINISHED
liberalism
influenced U.S. anti-poverty policy
U.S. employment policy
postwar U.S. growth strategy
knownFor close association with President Harry S. Truman
role in designing post–World War II U.S. economic strategy
strong advocacy of government intervention to maintain high employment
languageSpoken English
memberOf Democratic Party
surface form: Democratic Party (United States)
name Leon H. Keyserling NERFINISHED
notableFor service as chairman of the Council of Economic Advisers
notableWork advocacy of full employment policies
contributions to the Fair Deal economic program
shaping mid-20th-century U.S. economic policy
occupation economist
government advisor
lawyer
participatedIn formulation of the Employment Act of 1946
positionHeld Chairman of the Council of Economic Advisers
Member of the Council of Economic Advisers
residence United States of America
surface form: United States
workedOn anti-recession policy measures
full employment legislation
housing and urban development policy
workLocation Washington, D.C.

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Keyserling usedBy Leon H. Keyserling