John & Jennie S. MacDonald Professor of Economics at MIT
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The John & Jennie S. MacDonald Professor of Economics at MIT is a prestigious endowed chair in the Massachusetts Institute of Technology’s economics department, held by leading scholars recognized for influential research in the field.
All labels observed (1)
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| John & Jennie S. MacDonald Professor of Economics at MIT canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8546966 — 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.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: John & Jennie S. MacDonald Professor of Economics at MIT Context triple: [Amy Finkelstein, positionHeld, John & Jennie S. MacDonald Professor of Economics at MIT]
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Elizabeth and James Killian Professor of Economics at Massachusetts Institute of Technology
The Elizabeth and James Killian Professor of Economics at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology is a prestigious endowed chair in MIT’s economics department held by leading scholar Daron Acemoglu.
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Robert M. Beren Professor of Economics at Harvard University
The Robert M. Beren Professor of Economics at Harvard University is a prestigious endowed chair in Harvard’s Economics Department held by leading scholars such as Gregory Mankiw.
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Paul A. Samuelson Professor of Economics
The Paul A. Samuelson Professor of Economics is a prestigious endowed chair at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology named in honor of Nobel laureate economist Paul A. Samuelson.
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Samuel C. Park Jr. Professor of Economics at Yale University
The Samuel C. Park Jr. Professor of Economics at Yale University is a distinguished endowed chair in Yale’s economics department, held by leading scholars in the field.
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Clifton R. Musser Professor of Economics
The Clifton R. Musser Professor of Economics is an endowed academic chair in economics, notably held by Nobel laureate Ronald Coase at the University of Chicago.
- 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: John & Jennie S. MacDonald Professor of Economics at MIT Target entity description: The John & Jennie S. MacDonald Professor of Economics at MIT is a prestigious endowed chair in the Massachusetts Institute of Technology’s economics department, held by leading scholars recognized for influential research in the field.
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Elizabeth and James Killian Professor of Economics at Massachusetts Institute of Technology
The Elizabeth and James Killian Professor of Economics at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology is a prestigious endowed chair in MIT’s economics department held by leading scholar Daron Acemoglu.
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Robert M. Beren Professor of Economics at Harvard University
The Robert M. Beren Professor of Economics at Harvard University is a prestigious endowed chair in Harvard’s Economics Department held by leading scholars such as Gregory Mankiw.
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Paul A. Samuelson Professor of Economics
The Paul A. Samuelson Professor of Economics is a prestigious endowed chair at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology named in honor of Nobel laureate economist Paul A. Samuelson.
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Samuel C. Park Jr. Professor of Economics at Yale University
The Samuel C. Park Jr. Professor of Economics at Yale University is a distinguished endowed chair in Yale’s economics department, held by leading scholars in the field.
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Clifton R. Musser Professor of Economics
The Clifton R. Musser Professor of Economics is an endowed academic chair in economics, notably held by Nobel laureate Ronald Coase at the University of Chicago.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (35)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
academic position
ⓘ
endowed chair ⓘ |
| academicDiscipline | economics ⓘ |
| academicRank | professor ⓘ |
| affiliation | Massachusetts Institute of Technology ⓘ |
| associatedWith | MIT School of Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| benefits |
research funding
ⓘ
salary support ⓘ |
| campus | MIT Cambridge campus ⓘ |
| city | Cambridge, Massachusetts ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| endowedBy |
Jennie S. MacDonald
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
John MacDonald NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| field | economics ⓘ |
| governingBody | MIT Department of Economics NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasDonor |
Jennie S. MacDonald
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
John MacDonald NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| heldBy | leading scholars in economics ⓘ |
| holderRole |
academic leadership
ⓘ
research ⓘ teaching ⓘ |
| institution | Massachusetts Institute of Technology NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfInstruction | English ⓘ |
| levelOfEducation | postgraduate ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Massachusetts Institute of Technology ⓘ |
| namedAfter |
Jennie S. MacDonald
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
John MacDonald NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Department of Economics at MIT NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| purpose |
recognize scholarly excellence in economics
ⓘ
support research in economics ⓘ |
| reputation | prestigious ⓘ |
| sector | higher education ⓘ |
| selectionCriteria | influential research in economics ⓘ |
| tenureEligibility | tenured faculty ⓘ |
| typeOfSupport | endowed ⓘ |
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Subject: John & Jennie S. MacDonald Professor of Economics at MIT Description of subject: The John & Jennie S. MacDonald Professor of Economics at MIT is a prestigious endowed chair in the Massachusetts Institute of Technology’s economics department, held by leading scholars recognized for influential research in the field.
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