Paul McCracken (economist)

Paul McCracken
Chairperson of the Council of Economic Advisers
In office February 4, 1969 – December 31, 1971
President	Richard Nixon
Preceded by	Art Okun
Succeeded by	Herbert Stein
Personal details
Born	Paul Winston McCracken (1915-12-29)December 29, 1915 Richland, Iowa, U.S.
Died	August 3, 2012(2012-08-03) (aged 96) Ann Arbor, Michigan, U.S.
Political party	Republican
Spouse	Emily Ruth Siler (1942–2005)
Alma mater	William Penn University Harvard University

Paul Winston McCracken (December 29, 1915 – August 3, 2012) was an American economist born in Richland, Iowa. He held a M.A. from Harvard University in Economics and a B.A. from William Penn University. He was the Edmund Ezra Day Distinguished University Professor Emeritus of Business Administration, Economics, and Public Policy at the University of Michigan. McCracken was chairman of the President's Council of Economic Advisors from 1969 to 1971 under President Richard Nixon. He was head of a committee that worked to a OECD's report commissioned by Secretary of State Henry Kissinger in late 1974 with title Towards full employment and price stability. His report is retrosectively considered as a neoliberal or monetarist turning point. He chaired the American Enterprise Institute's Council of Academic Advisors and served as interim president of the institute in 1986. He died on August 3, 2012 at age 96.

External links

• McCracken's faculty profile on the University of Michigan website
• Appearances on C-SPAN