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Robert Fogel

(1926–2013) Economist

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Robert Fogel was an economist, best known for Which road to the past?.

Quick Facts About Robert Fogel

Born
July 1, 1926
Died
June 11, 2013
Profession
Economist
Notable works
Which road to the past?

About Robert Fogel

Robert William Fogel was an American economic historian and winner of the 1993 Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences. As of his death, he was the Charles R. Walgreen Distinguished Service Professor of American Institutions and director of the Center for Population Economics (CPE) at the University of Chicago's Booth School of Business. He is best known as an advocate of new economic history (cliometrics) – the use of quantitative methods in history.

Biography source: Wikipedia

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