Richard Ruggles

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Richard Francis Ruggles (1916–2001) was an American economist[1] known for "developing accounting tools for measuring national income and improving price indexes used in formulating government policy."[2]

During World War II he used photographs of destroyed German tank serial numbers to estimate production rates at different factories.[3] In 1942 he was awarded a PhD for thesis titled Price Structure and Distribution over the Cycle.[4]

References

  1. ↑ Tobin, J. (2001). "In Memoriam: Richard Ruggles (1916-2001)". Review of Income and Wealth 47 (3): 405–408. doi:10.1111/1475-4991.00025. 
  2. ↑ "Richard Ruggles, Noted Economic Statistician, Dies". Yale Bulletin. March 23, 2001. Retrieved January 9, 2014. 
  3. ↑ Feder, Barnaby J. (March 10, 2001). "Richard Ruggles, 84, Economist; Developed Measurement Tools". New York Times. Retrieved January 9, 2014. 
  4. ↑ Ruggles, Richard. "Price Structure and Distribution over the Cycle". ProQuest. Retrieved January 9, 2014. 
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