Leland B. Yeager

American economist (1924-2018)

Leland Bennett Yeager (/ˈjɡər/; November 4, 1924 – April 23, 2018) was an American economist and an expert on monetary policy and international trade.[1] He was a Professor Emeritus at both Auburn University and the University of Virginia.

Leland B. Yeager
Buchanan and Yeager
Born(1924-11-04)November 4, 1924
DiedApril 23, 2018(2018-04-23) (aged 93)
FieldMonetary policy, international trade
School or
tradition
Virginia School
Doctoral
advisor
James W. Angell, Ragnar Nurkse
InfluencesLudwig von Mises, Murray Rothbard, Friedrich Hayek

The month before his death Yeager wrote about the "destructive and ignorant" trade policy of United States President Donald Trump.[2] Yeager died in April 2018 at the age of 93.[3]

References change

  1. Cato Institute. "Adjunct Scholar."
  2. "Leland Yeager on Trump and Trade". Cato Institute. 11 March 2018. Retrieved 24 April 2018.
  3. Mises Institute: Leland Yeager, R.I.P.