Introduction to Dale Jorgenson

Economist Dale Jorgenson was born in Bozeman, Montana in 1933. He grew up living in Montana, and attended Reed College in Oregon to receive his bachelor's in economics. He followed that up by receiving his masters at Harvard University.

After teaching for a while at Cal-Berkeley, Jorgenson went back to his roots and joined the faculty at Harvard in 1969. By 1980, he was appointed the Frederic Eaton Abbe Professor of Economics. He rose to head the department of economics at Harvard from 1994 to 1997.

He has held many positions over the years. He was a founding member of the Board On Science, Technology, and Economic Policy of the National Research Council in 1991. He served as president of the Econometric Society in 1991 and as president of the American Economic Association (from where he also received the John Bates Clark Medal in 1971) in 2000.

Dale Jorgenson's main area of expertise lies in the area of combining economics and statistics, where he applied many of the principles to solve concrete issues within the economy. He spent a great deal of time studying the determinants of investment spending, and that time produced a great blueprint on how to apply theory into practical use.

Jorgenson always thrived in the area of research. He has published works with over 70 other economists during his life. Jorgenson has authored over 300 articles on economics and his research in his field. He also has written and edited 37 books. His latest book, The World Economy: Growth Or Stagnation, analyzes the economies of over 40 countries and discusses how the world economy is going to continue rapid growth during the 21st century.

Jorgenson currently serves as the Samuel W. Morris University Professor at Harvard University.


Sources:

https://scholar.harvard.edu/jorgenson/home

https://scholar.harvard.edu/jorgenson/biocv

http://www.belfercenter.org/person/dale-jorgenson