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 ⓘ
areaOfInfluence United States economic policy ⓘ
mid-20th-century U.S. politics ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship United States ⓘ
educatedAt Columbia University ⓘ
Harvard Law School ⓘ
employer Council of Economic Advisers ⓘ
United States federal government ⓘ
familyName Keyserling ⓘ
fieldOfWork economic policy ⓘ
macroeconomics ⓘ
public policy ⓘ
genre economic analysis ⓘ
public policy writing ⓘ
givenName Leon ⓘ
hasGender male ⓘ
ideology Keynesian economics ⓘ
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 (United States) ⓘ
linked to: Democratic Party
name Leon H. Keyserling ⓘ
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 ⓘ
workedOn anti-recession policy measures ⓘ
full employment legislation ⓘ
housing and urban development policy ⓘ
workLocation Washington, D.C. ⓘ

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