Carl Christ
American economist (1923-2017)
Carl Finley Christ (September 19, 1923 - April 21, 2017) was an American economist and a Professor Emeritus of Economics at Johns Hopkins University. He was known for his works in econometrics, including an early popular textbook.[2]
Carl F. Christ | |
|---|---|
| Born | September 19, 1923 |
| Died | April 21, 2017 (aged 93) |
| Nationality | American |
| Alma mater | University of Chicago |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Economics |
| Institutions | Johns Hopkins University |
| Doctoral students | Marc Nerlove Takeshi Amemiya Herschel Grossman Naomi Lamoreaux[1] |
Life change
Christ was born in Chicago, Illinois. He graduated with a BS in physics from the University of Chicago in 1943. He worked as junior physicist for the Manhattan Project from 1943 to 1945. He then served as an Instructor in Physics at Princeton University, 1945–46, before starting graduate studies in economics at the University of Chicago.[3]
In 1970, he was elected as a Fellow of the American Statistical Association.[4]
Christ died in Baltimore, Maryland on April 21, 2017 at the age of 93.[5]
References change
- ↑ Lamoreaux, Naomi R. (1980). "Industrial Organization and Market Behavior: The Great Merger Movement in American Industry". Journal of Economic History. 40 (1): 169. doi:10.1017/S002205070010470X. S2CID 154400638.
- ↑ Blaug, Mark; Sturges, Paul (1982). "Christ, Carl Finley". Who's Who in Economics. Cambridge: MIT Press. pp. 68–69. ISBN 0-262-02188-9.
- ↑ "Curriculum Vitae: Carl F. Christ" (PDF). JHU website. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-03-05. Retrieved 2017-04-30.
- ↑ View/Search Fellows of the ASA Archived 2016-06-16 at the Wayback Machine, accessed 2016-08-20.
- ↑ Obituary
Other websites change
- Website at Johns Hopkins University Archived 2015-08-07 at the Wayback Machine
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