Arthur Melvin Okun
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Arthur Melvin "Art" Okun (November 28, 1928 in Jersey City, New Jersey - March 23, 1980 Washington D.C.)[1] was a U.S. economist. He served as the chairman of the Council of Economic Advisors between 1968 and 1969. Before serving on the C.E.A., he was a professor at Yale University, and afterwards was a fellow at the Brookings Institution in Washington, D.C.
He formulated Okun's law about the relationship between unemployment and economic growth.
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Preceded by Gardner Ackley |
Chairman of the Council of Economic Advisers 1968-1969 |
Succeeded by Paul McCracken |
La prima formulazione della legge di Okun e' la seguente LA differenza % del PIL reale e' uguale al 3%-2.5% per la differenza % del tasso di disoccupazione.