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Simon Kuznets
Economist

Simon Kuznets

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Measuring national income and long-term economic growth.

National income

Born
30 April 1901
Birthplace
Pinsk
Died
8 July 1985

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Simon Kuznets

Economist and statistician who made historical data central to the study of development. Received the 1971 economics Nobel memorial prize.

Early life

Early studies

Studied commerce, economics and statistics in Kharkov before emigrating to the United States in 1922. Completed his doctorate at Columbia in 1926.

Career

  1. 1920s

    Columbia training

    Studied under Wesley Clair Mitchell.

  2. 1971

    Nobel recognition

    Honoured for empirical research on economic growth.

Selected work

National income

Helped establish systematic measurement of economic production.

Beyond work

Family and scholarship

Met Edith Handler while working at the National Bureau of Economic Research. She later helped preserve his scholarly record, including the bibliography assembled for a posthumous collection of his essays.

Sources & photo creditBiography and career ↗Biographical references ↗Family and scholarship — biographical source ↗

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