Leon H. Keyserling (acting, partial responsibilities)
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Leon H. Keyserling was an American economist and New Deal policy advisor who played a key role in shaping mid-20th-century U.S. economic and social welfare policy.
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| instanceOf |
American economist
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New Deal policy advisor → economist → human → |
| appointedBy |
Harry S. Truman
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| countryOfCitizenship |
United States of America
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| educatedAt |
Columbia University
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Harvard Law School → |
| employer |
United States federal government
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| familyName |
Keyserling
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| fieldOfWork |
economic policy
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housing policy → labor economics → macroeconomics → social welfare policy → |
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Leon
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| ideology |
Keynesian economics
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liberalism → |
| influenced |
U.S. housing policy
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U.S. postwar economic policy → U.S. social welfare policy → full employment legislation in the United States → |
| influencedBy |
John Maynard Keynes
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| languagesSpokenWrittenOrSigned |
English
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| memberOf |
Council of Economic Advisers
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| movement |
New Deal
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| nativeLanguage |
English
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| notableFor |
advising New Deal and Fair Deal administrations
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advocacy of government intervention to maintain full employment → role in shaping mid-20th-century U.S. economic policy → role in shaping mid-20th-century U.S. social welfare policy → |
| notableWork |
advocacy of full employment policy in the United States
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contributions to the Employment Act of 1946 → influence on mid-20th-century U.S. social welfare legislation → |
| occupation |
economist
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lawyer → policy advisor → |
| positionHeld |
chair of the Council of Economic Advisers
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member of the Council of Economic Advisers → |
| sexOrGender |
male
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| workLocation |
Washington, D.C.
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Federal Security Agency
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Federal Security Agency
("Leon H. Keyserling (in related planning roles)")
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