Edward Lazear
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Edward Lazear was an American economist known for pioneering personnel economics and serving as chairman of the U.S. Council of Economic Advisers under President George W. Bush.
All labels observed (1)
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| Edward Lazear canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4329436 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Edward Lazear Context triple: [Gary Becker, influenced, Edward Lazear]
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A.
Hugh B. Price
Hugh B. Price is an American lawyer, civil rights advocate, and former president of the National Urban League known for his leadership on issues of racial equality, education, and economic opportunity.
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B.
Sidney Verba
Sidney Verba was a prominent American political scientist renowned for his pioneering work on political participation, comparative politics, and civic culture.
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C.
Richard N. Goodwin
Richard N. Goodwin was an American speechwriter, political advisor, and author who served in the administrations of Presidents John F. Kennedy and Lyndon B. Johnson and played a key role in shaping Great Society rhetoric.
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D.
Charles Leavitt
Charles Leavitt is an American screenwriter best known for writing the screenplay for the film "Blood Diamond."
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E.
Richard Baldwin
Richard Baldwin is an American economist and professor known for his influential work on globalization, international trade, and economic policy.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Edward Lazear Target entity description: Edward Lazear was an American economist known for pioneering personnel economics and serving as chairman of the U.S. Council of Economic Advisers under President George W. Bush.
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A.
Hugh B. Price
Hugh B. Price is an American lawyer, civil rights advocate, and former president of the National Urban League known for his leadership on issues of racial equality, education, and economic opportunity.
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B.
Sidney Verba
Sidney Verba was a prominent American political scientist renowned for his pioneering work on political participation, comparative politics, and civic culture.
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C.
Richard N. Goodwin
Richard N. Goodwin was an American speechwriter, political advisor, and author who served in the administrations of Presidents John F. Kennedy and Lyndon B. Johnson and played a key role in shaping Great Society rhetoric.
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D.
Charles Leavitt
Charles Leavitt is an American screenwriter best known for writing the screenplay for the film "Blood Diamond."
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E.
Richard Baldwin
Richard Baldwin is an American economist and professor known for his influential work on globalization, international trade, and economic policy.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (41)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
academic
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economist ⓘ human ⓘ |
| affiliation | Republican Party (United States) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appointedBy | George W. Bush NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Iza Prize in Labor Economics
NERFINISHED
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John Bates Clark Medal NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Harvard University
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University of California, Los Angeles ⓘ |
| employer |
Hoover Institution
NERFINISHED
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Stanford University ⓘ |
| familyName | Lazear NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
economics
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labor economics ⓘ microeconomics ⓘ personnel economics ⓘ public policy ⓘ |
| givenName | Edward ⓘ |
| hasPublishedOn |
compensation and productivity
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incentives in labor markets ⓘ personnel management in firms ⓘ |
| hasRole | economic adviser to the President of the United States ⓘ |
| influenced | development of personnel economics as a field ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| memberOf |
American Academy of Arts and Sciences
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Council of Economic Advisers NERFINISHED ⓘ Econometric Society NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nationality | American ⓘ |
| notableFor |
pioneering personnel economics
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service in the George W. Bush administration ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Personnel Economics
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Personnel Economics for Managers NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
economist
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university professor ⓘ |
| positionHeld | Chair of the Council of Economic Advisers ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| workedOn |
U.S. economic policy
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labor market policy ⓘ tax policy ⓘ |
| workLocation | Stanford, California NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Edward Lazear Description of subject: Edward Lazear was an American economist known for pioneering personnel economics and serving as chairman of the U.S. Council of Economic Advisers under President George W. Bush.
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