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PAUL A. SAMUELSON,
founder of the renowned
MIT graduate department of economics, was
trained at the University of Chicago and Harvard.
His many scientific writings brought him world
fame at a young age, and in 1970 he was the first
American to receive a Nobel Prize in economics.
One of those rare scientists who can communicate
with the lay public, Professor Samuelson wrote an
economics column for Newsweek for many years. He
testifies often before Congress and serves as
academic consultant to the Federal Reserve, the
U.S. Treasury, and various private, nonprofit
organizations. He was economic adviser to
President John F. Kennedy. Professor Samuelson,
between researches at MIT and tennis games, is a
visiting professor at New York University. His six
children (including three triplet boys) have
contributed 15 grandchildren.
WILLIAM D. NORDHAUS
is one of America's
eminent economists. Born in New Mexico, he was
an undergraduate at Yale, received his Ph.D. in
economics at MIT, and is now the A. Whitney
Griswold Professor of Economics at Yale University
and on the staff of the Cowles Foundation for
Research in Economics. His economic research has
spanned a wide variety of topics-including the
environment, inflation, energy, technological
change, regulation, resource economics, and
trends in profits and productivity. In addition,
Professor Nordhaus takes a keen interest in
economic policy. He served as a member of
President Carter's Council of Economic Advisers
from 1977 to 1979, was Provost of Yale University
from 1986 to 1988, and writes occasionally for The
New York Times and other periodicals. He regularly
teaches the Principles of Economics course at Yale.
Professor Nordhaus and his family live in New
Haven, Connecticut, and share an enthusiasm for
music, hiking, and skiing. |
