Lloyd Appleton Metzler (1913 – 26 October 1980) was an American economist best known for his contributions to

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theory. He was born in Lost Springs,

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in 1913. Although most of his career was spent at the

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, he was not a member of the Chicago school, but rather a

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. Lloyd was the youngest of three sons of Leroy and Lulu Appleton Metzler, who were both schoolteachers and both had college degrees. All three of the boys attended the

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. Leroy was a civil engineer, and Donald became the head of the engineering department and served as mayor of Lawrence. Lloyd was heading for a degree and career in business until he fell under the tutelage of John Ise, who convinced him to switch to economics, and who was a lifelong hero. After graduation, Metzler received his PhD in Economics at

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, where he became great friends with

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. Metzler worked post-World War II with the Office of Strategic Services (OSS) in Washington DC, and spent much of that time working on post-war reconstruction in Europe. Metzler was awarded a Guggenheim Fellowship in 1942 upon completing his PhD at Harvard. He was made a Distinguished Fellow of the American Economic Association in 1968. In the early 1950s Metzler's career was severely impacted by the discovery of a brain tumor, and several surgeries. He continued to teach for another 20 years at the University of Chicago. The Metzler paradox as well as Metzler matrices bear his name.

Notable students

* Arnold C. Harberger - Chief Economic Advisor, USAID; former president of the American Economic Association

Influences

* Alice Bourneuf * Evsey Domar *

References

* * George Horwich and John Pomery, 2008. "Metzler, Lloyd Appleton (1913–1980)," ''

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Online'', 2nd Ed. Macmillan
Cross references.
Accessed 7 May 2009. * Lloyd A. Metzler, 1973. ''Collected Papers'', Harvard University Press.
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External Sources

Guide to the Lloyd A. Metzler Papers 1941-1948
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University of Chicago Special Collections Research Center
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