Paul Winston McCracken (December 29, 1915 – August 3, 2012) was an American economist born in

Richland, Iowa Richland is a city in Keokuk County, Iowa, United States. The population was 542 at the time of the 2020 census. Geography Richland is located at (41.184899, -91.993871). According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total are ...

. He held an M.A. and Ph.D. from

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in Economics and a B.A. from William Penn University. He was the Edmund Ezra Day Distinguished University Professor Emeritus of Business Administration, Economics, and Public Policy at the

University of Michigan , mottoeng = "Arts, Knowledge, Truth" , former_names = Catholepistemiad, or University of Michigania (1817–1821) , budget = $10.3 billion (2021) , endowment = $17 billion (2021)As o ...

. McCracken was chairman of the President's

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from 1969 to 1971 under President

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. He took the lead in developing economic policy at the outset of the Nixon administration. In 1976 he was elected as a

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. He chaired the

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's Council of Academic Advisors and served as interim president of the institute in 1986. He died on August 3, 2012, at age 96.

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External links

McCracken's faculty profile on the University of Michigan website
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