Ray Marshall
Freddie Ray Marshall (born August 22, 1928) is the Professor Emeritus of the Audre and Bernard Rapoport Centennial Chair in Economics and Public Affairs at the University of Texas at Austin.
Marshall was born in 1928 in Oak Grove, Louisiana. He lived in an orphanage, but joined the navy at age 15 (having lied about his age). After participating in World War II, he attended Louisiana State University and Millsaps College. His doctorate is from University of California, Berkeley in economics. He has had several academic posts, but since 1962 has been at the University of Texas, with the exception of his term as United States Secretary of Labor as a member of Jimmy Carter's administration.
As Secretary of Labor, he expanded public service and job training programs, as a part of Carter's economic stimulus program.
Marshall was also one of the founders of the Economic Policy Institute in 1986.
He is the author of:
- Thinking for a Living: Education and the Wealth of Nations
- Back to Shared Prosperity.
