Otto Eckstein

Economist, Author

1927 – 1984

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Who was Otto Eckstein?

Otto Eckstein was a German-born economist at Harvard University, member of the President's Council of Economic Advisers from 1964 to 1966, and co-founder of Data Resources Inc. In 1979 he sold DRI for over $100 million to McGraw Hill. Eckstein held an A.B. from Princeton University and a Ph.D. from Harvard University.

He was a key developer and proponent of the idea of core inflation. A frequent coauthor was Allen Sinai.

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Born
Aug 1, 1927
Ulm
Also known as
  • Otto. Eckstein
Nationality
  • Germany
  • United States of America
Profession
Education
  • PhD, Harvard University
    Economics
    ( - 1955)
  • Princeton University
Lived in
  • Lexington
    ( - 1984/03/22)
Died
Mar 22, 1984
Boston

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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