Freddie Ray Marshall (born August 22, 1928) is an American economist who is the professor emeritus and Audre and Bernard Rapoport Centennial Chair in Economics and Public Affairs at the

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Early life and education

Marshall was born in 1928 in Oak Grove,

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and had lived in an orphanage. Marshall joined the

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in 1943 when he was fifteen years old and served during

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. He earned a Bachelor of Arts degree from

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, a Master of Arts from

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, and a PhD in economics from the

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. As a PhD student, Marshall's research was supervised by Walter Galenson.

Career

He has held several academic posts, but since 1962 has been at the

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, with the exception of his term as United States Secretary of Labor as a member of

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and job-training programs, as a part of Carter's economic stimulus program. Marshall was also one of the founders of the

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in 1986.

Books

* F. Ray Marshall, ''Labor in the South'', Harvard University Press, 1967. . * * Editor: ''Back to Shared Prosperity: The Growing Inequality of Wealth and Income in America'', .

References

External links

U.S. Department of Labor Marshall biography
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