Alan B. Krueger

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economist human

Alan B. Krueger was an influential American economist known for his empirical work on labor markets, education, and inequality, and for serving as Chairman of the Council of Economic Advisers under President Barack Obama.

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Context triple: [Krueger, hasNotableBearer, Alan B. Krueger]

A. Austan Goolsbee
Austan Goolsbee is an American economist and former chair of the Council of Economic Advisers who has been a prominent advisor on U.S. economic policy, particularly during the Obama administration.
B. David Romer
David Romer is an influential American macroeconomist known for his work on New Keynesian economics, advanced macroeconomic theory, and widely used graduate-level textbooks.
C. Karl E. Case
Karl E. Case was an American economist best known for co-developing the widely used Case-Shiller Home Price Index that tracks U.S. residential real estate prices.
D. Jonathan Gruber
Jonathan Gruber is an American economist and MIT professor best known for his key role in designing the Massachusetts health care reform and contributing to the Affordable Care Act.
E. Glenn Hubbard
Glenn Hubbard is an American economist and academic leader known for serving as dean of Columbia Business School and as a former chairman of the U.S. Council of Economic Advisers.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

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Target entity: Alan B. Krueger
Target entity description: Alan B. Krueger was an influential American economist known for his empirical work on labor markets, education, and inequality, and for serving as Chairman of the Council of Economic Advisers under President Barack Obama.

A. Austan Goolsbee
Austan Goolsbee is an American economist and former chair of the Council of Economic Advisers who has been a prominent advisor on U.S. economic policy, particularly during the Obama administration.
B. David Romer
David Romer is an influential American macroeconomist known for his work on New Keynesian economics, advanced macroeconomic theory, and widely used graduate-level textbooks.
C. Karl E. Case
Karl E. Case was an American economist best known for co-developing the widely used Case-Shiller Home Price Index that tracks U.S. residential real estate prices.
D. Jonathan Gruber
Jonathan Gruber is an American economist and MIT professor best known for his key role in designing the Massachusetts health care reform and contributing to the Affordable Care Act.
E. Glenn Hubbard
Glenn Hubbard is an American economist and academic leader known for serving as dean of Columbia Business School and as a former chairman of the U.S. Council of Economic Advisers.
F. None of above. chosen

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instanceOf	economist ⓘ human ⓘ
academicDegree	Bachelor of Science in Industrial and Labor Relations ⓘ Doctor of Philosophy in Economics ⓘ Master of Arts in Economics ⓘ
appointedBy	Barack Obama ⓘ
areaOfInfluence	education policy ⓘ income inequality research ⓘ labor market policy in the United States ⓘ minimum wage debates ⓘ
coAuthor	David Card ⓘ James J. Heckman ⓘ linked to: James Heckman Lawrence F. Katz ⓘ Roland G. Fryer Jr. ⓘ linked to: Roland Fryer
countryOfCitizenship	United States of America ⓘ
educatedAt	Cornell University ⓘ Harvard University ⓘ
employer	Executive Office of the President of the United States ⓘ Princeton University ⓘ United States Department of the Treasury ⓘ
familyName	Krueger ⓘ
fieldOfWork	applied microeconomics ⓘ economics of education ⓘ economics of inequality ⓘ education economics ⓘ labor economics ⓘ labor market policy ⓘ minimum wage research ⓘ public economics ⓘ
givenName	Alan ⓘ
languageOfWorkOrName	English ⓘ
memberOf	Princeton School of Public and International Affairs ⓘ Princeton University Department of Economics ⓘ
notableIdea	empirical evaluation of minimum wage effects on employment ⓘ link between education and earnings distribution ⓘ
notableWork	Inequality in America: What Role for Human Capital Policies? ⓘ linked to: “Inequality in America: What Role for Human Capital Policies?” Myth and Measurement: The New Economics of the Minimum Wage ⓘ Rockonomics: A Backstage Tour of What the Music Industry Can Teach Us About Economics and Life ⓘ What Makes a Terrorist: Economics and the Roots of Terrorism ⓘ
occupation	economist ⓘ university professor ⓘ
positionHeld	Assistant Secretary of the Treasury for Economic Policy ⓘ Chair of the Council of Economic Advisers ⓘ
sexOrGender	male ⓘ
usedMethod	empirical analysis ⓘ microeconometric techniques ⓘ natural experiments ⓘ
workLocation	Princeton University ⓘ

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IZA Prize in Labor Economics → notableRecipient → Alan B. Krueger ⓘ

Empirical studies of the New Jersey–Pennsylvania minimum wage experiment → associatedWith → Alan B. Krueger ⓘ

Orley Ashenfelter → notableStudent → Alan Krueger ⓘ

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Orley Ashenfelter → hasDoctoralStudent → Alan Krueger ⓘ

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Orley Ashenfelter → influenced → Alan Krueger ⓘ

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