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# Sumner Slichter

(1892–1959)   Economist

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Sumner Slichter was an economist, best known for *Towards Stability. The Problem of Economic Balance*.

## Quick Facts About Sumner Slichter

Born January 1, 1892

Died January 1, 1959

Profession Economist

Notable works Towards Stability. The Problem of Economic Balance

## About Sumner Slichter

Sumner Huber Slichter was an American economist and the first Lamont University Professor at Harvard University. An expert on unions and economic forecasting, he was well known to the public through his popular writing, and was considered by many to be the pre-eminent labor economist of the 1940s and 1950s. He was an advocate of collective bargaining, but at times supported legislation limiting unions. He was also a critic of the New Deal.

##  Quotes by Sumner Slichter

> [The efficiency of most workers is beyond the control of the management and depends more than has been supposed upon the willingness…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sumner-slichter/the-efficiency-of-most-workers-is-beyond-the-control-of-the/)

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> [If each year slightly less capital is invested in industry, the time will eventually come when the amount of equipment per laborer…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sumner-slichter/if-each-year-slightly-less-capital-is-invested-in-industry-the-time/)

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> [The greatest danger to an adequate old-age security plan is rising prices. A rise of 2% a year in prices would cut…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sumner-slichter/the-greatest-danger-to-an-adequate-old-age-security-plan-is-rising/)

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