Alan B. Krueger
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Alan B. Krueger was an influential American economist known for his empirical work on labor markets, education, and inequality, and for serving as Chairman of the Council of Economic Advisers under President Barack Obama.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Alan B. Krueger Context triple: [Krueger, hasNotableBearer, Alan B. Krueger]
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Austan Goolsbee
Austan Goolsbee is an American economist and former chair of the Council of Economic Advisers who has been a prominent advisor on U.S. economic policy, particularly during the Obama administration.
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David Romer
David Romer is an influential American macroeconomist known for his work on New Keynesian economics, advanced macroeconomic theory, and widely used graduate-level textbooks.
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C.
Karl E. Case
Karl E. Case was an American economist best known for co-developing the widely used Case-Shiller Home Price Index that tracks U.S. residential real estate prices.
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D.
Jonathan Gruber
Jonathan Gruber is an American economist and MIT professor best known for his key role in designing the Massachusetts health care reform and contributing to the Affordable Care Act.
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Glenn Hubbard
Glenn Hubbard is an American economist and academic leader known for serving as dean of Columbia Business School and as a former chairman of the U.S. Council of Economic Advisers.
- 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: Alan B. Krueger Target entity description: Alan B. Krueger was an influential American economist known for his empirical work on labor markets, education, and inequality, and for serving as Chairman of the Council of Economic Advisers under President Barack Obama.
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A.
Austan Goolsbee
Austan Goolsbee is an American economist and former chair of the Council of Economic Advisers who has been a prominent advisor on U.S. economic policy, particularly during the Obama administration.
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B.
David Romer
David Romer is an influential American macroeconomist known for his work on New Keynesian economics, advanced macroeconomic theory, and widely used graduate-level textbooks.
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C.
Karl E. Case
Karl E. Case was an American economist best known for co-developing the widely used Case-Shiller Home Price Index that tracks U.S. residential real estate prices.
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D.
Jonathan Gruber
Jonathan Gruber is an American economist and MIT professor best known for his key role in designing the Massachusetts health care reform and contributing to the Affordable Care Act.
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E.
Glenn Hubbard
Glenn Hubbard is an American economist and academic leader known for serving as dean of Columbia Business School and as a former chairman of the U.S. Council of Economic Advisers.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
economist
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human ⓘ |
| academicDegree |
Bachelor of Science in Industrial and Labor Relations
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Doctor of Philosophy in Economics ⓘ Master of Arts in Economics ⓘ |
| appointedBy | Barack Obama ⓘ |
| areaOfInfluence |
education policy
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income inequality research ⓘ labor market policy in the United States ⓘ minimum wage debates ⓘ |
| coAuthor |
David Card
NERFINISHED
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James J. Heckman NERFINISHED ⓘ Lawrence F. Katz NERFINISHED ⓘ Roland G. Fryer Jr. NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Cornell University
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Harvard University ⓘ |
| employer |
Executive Office of the President of the United States
NERFINISHED
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Princeton University ⓘ United States Department of the Treasury NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| familyName | Krueger NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
applied microeconomics
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economics of education ⓘ economics of inequality ⓘ education economics ⓘ labor economics ⓘ labor market policy ⓘ minimum wage research ⓘ public economics ⓘ |
| givenName | Alan ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| memberOf |
Princeton School of Public and International Affairs
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Princeton University Department of Economics NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableIdea |
empirical evaluation of minimum wage effects on employment
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link between education and earnings distribution ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Inequality in America: What Role for Human Capital Policies?
NERFINISHED
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Myth and Measurement: The New Economics of the Minimum Wage NERFINISHED ⓘ Rockonomics: A Backstage Tour of What the Music Industry Can Teach Us About Economics and Life NERFINISHED ⓘ What Makes a Terrorist: Economics and the Roots of Terrorism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
economist
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university professor ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Assistant Secretary of the Treasury for Economic Policy
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Chair of the Council of Economic Advisers ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| usedMethod |
empirical analysis
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microeconometric techniques ⓘ natural experiments ⓘ |
| workLocation | Princeton University NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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