James Tobin

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gptkbp:instanceOf Economist
gptkbp:affiliation gptkb:American_Economic_Association
gptkb:Institute_for_Advanced_Study
gptkb:Yale_University
gptkb:National_Bureau_of_Economic_Research
gptkbp:almaMater gptkb:Harvard_University
gptkb:Massachusetts_Institute_of_Technology
gptkbp:awards gptkb:Nobel_Memorial_Prize_in_Economic_Sciences
gptkbp:birthPlace gptkb:Champaign,_Illinois
gptkbp:born March 5, 1918
gptkbp:children 3
gptkbp:contribution Behavioral economics
Economic policy analysis
Tobin's_q_theory
gptkbp:deathPlace gptkb:New_Haven,_Connecticut
gptkbp:died March 11, 2002
gptkbp:field Economics
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label James Tobin
gptkbp:influenced gptkb:Paul_Krugman
gptkb:Robert_Shiller
gptkbp:influencedBy gptkb:John_Maynard_Keynes
gptkb:Milton_Friedman
gptkb:Paul_Samuelson
gptkbp:knownFor Tobin_tax
gptkbp:legacy Influence on modern economic thought
Advocacy for economic stability
Promotion of social welfare through economic policy
Contributions to public policy debates
Tobin_tax_implementation_discussions
gptkbp:nationality American
gptkbp:notableAlumni Capital asset pricing model
Portfolio selection theory
gptkbp:notableWork A General Equilibrium Approach to Monetary Theory
The Tobin Tax: How to Make It Work
Liquidity_Preference_as_Behavior_Towards_Risk
The_New_Economics:_A_History_of_the_Economic_Society
gptkbp:position Chairman_of_the_Council_of_Economic_Advisers
Professor_at_Yale_University
gptkbp:researchFocus Finance
Macroeconomics
Investment theory
gptkbp:spouse Marjorie_Tobin