Henry Carter Adams
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Henry Carter Adams was an influential American economist and statistician known for his work in public finance and regulation and for helping to institutionalize economics as an academic discipline in the United States.
Statements (31)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
academic
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economist ⓘ human ⓘ statistician ⓘ |
| academicDegree | PhD in economics ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Iowa Wesleyan College
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surface form:
Iowa College
Johns Hopkins University ⓘ |
| employer | University of Michigan ⓘ |
| familyName | Adams ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
economics
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public finance ⓘ railroad regulation ⓘ regulation ⓘ statistics ⓘ transport economics ⓘ |
| givenName | Henry ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| memberOf | American Economic Association ⓘ |
| notableFor |
helping to institutionalize economics as an academic discipline in the United States
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influential work in public finance and regulation ⓘ |
| notableWork |
contributions to the institutionalization of economics as an academic discipline in the United States
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studies of railroad rates and regulation ⓘ work on public finance in the United States ⓘ |
| occupation |
economist
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statistician ⓘ university professor ⓘ |
| positionHeld | Professor of Political Economy at the University of Michigan ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| workLocation |
Ann Arbor
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surface form:
Ann Arbor, Michigan
Washington, D.C. ⓘ |
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