biography
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Nourse, Edwin (Griswold)
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| male
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| lived:
| (1883–1974)
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| biography:
| Economist and government official, born in Lockport, New York, USA. An academic, he directed economic research at the Brookings Institute (1929–46), publishing a study that recommended lowering prices and increasing wages. As head of the Council of Economic Advisors (1946–53), he irritated President Truman by refusing to champion the administration's economic policies. He then retired to private life. |
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