Charles Louis Schultze (December 12, 1924 – September 27, 2016) was an American

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and public policy analyst. He served as the Chairman of the

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during the President

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. Schultze was appointed the Assistant Director of the

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by President John F. Kennedy in 1962, and was the director from 1965 until 1968 during President

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agenda. He was also a veteran of

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, during which he served in the army.

Biography

A native of

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, Schultze graduated from

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and received his bachelor's (1948) and master's (1950) degrees in economics from

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. He was awarded a Ph.D. in economics from the

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in 1960. He was an assistant professor of economics at Indiana University from 1959 to 1962. He authored or co-authored dozens of books and articles on economics. Most recently, he co-edited a book with Henry J. Aaron titled ''Setting Domestic Priorities: What Can Government Do?'' He also completed a study entitled, ''Memos to the President: A Guide through Macroeconomics for the Busy Policymaker'' (Brookings, 1992). Among his better known works, several of which have been written in cooperation with other Brookings scholars, are: ''An American Trade Strategy: Options for the 1990s'', co-edited with Brookings Senior Fellow Robert Z. Lawrence (Brookings, 1990); ''American Living Standards: Threats and Challenges,'' co-edited with Robert Z. Lawrence and Robert E. Litan (Brookings, 1988); ''Barriers to European Growth: A Transatlantic View'', with Robert Z. Lawrence (Brookings, 1987); ''Economic Choices 1987'' (Brookings, 1986); and ''Other Times, Other Places'' (Brookings, 1986). Schultze was also a frequent contributor to such publications as ''American Economic Review'', ''The Brookings Review'', and ''Brookings Papers on Economic Activity''. In 1984, he served as president of the

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. He was involved with the

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since 1968. He was director of Economic Studies from 1987–90 and a senior fellow from 1968–77 and 1981-87. As a senior fellow emeritus in the Economic Studies program, he was named as the recipient of The John C. and Nancy D. Whitehead Chair in 1997. He died in Washington, D.C. on September 27, 2016, from complications of

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. He also had dementia in his later years.

References

External links

Brookings scholar pageSelected papers of Charles Schultze
cited in the Allan H. Meltzer book A History of the Federal Reserve. * * , - {{DEFAULTSORT:Schultze, Charles L. 1924 births 2016 deaths Writers from Alexandria, Virginia Economists from Virginia United States Army personnel of World War II Carter administration cabinet members Directors of the Office of Management and Budget Georgetown University alumni Gonzaga College High School alumni Presidents of the American Economic Association University of Maryland, College Park alumni Virginia Democrats Distinguished Fellows of the American Economic Association Chairs of the United States Council of Economic Advisers Members of the National Academy of Medicine