Edward Fulton Denison | |
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Born | |
Died | 23 October 1992 | (aged 76)
Nationality | American |
Alma mater | Brown University |
Spouse | Elsie Lightbown |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Statistics |
Institutions | George Washington University |
Edward Fulton Denison (December 18, 1915, Omaha – October 23, 1992, Washington D.C.) was an American economist. [1] [2] [3] He was a pioneer in the measurement of the United States gross national product [1] and one of the founders of growth accounting. [3]
Denison earned a bachelor's degree in economics in Oberlin College in 1936, a master's degree in Brown University in 1938, and a doctorate from Brown in 1941. [1] In 1948, he became acting chief of the National Income Division of the Bureau of Foreign and Domestic Commerce. [3] The next year, Edward also acted as Assistant Director and Chief Economist of the Office of Business Economics. [1] [3] In 1956 he left OBE to work for the Committee for Economic Development. [3] From 1963, he served as a senior member of the Brookings Institution on economic research. [1] [3]
In 1966 Denison was elected as a Fellow of the American Statistical Association. [4] He became a distinguished fellow of the American Economic Association in 1981. [5]
He married Elsie Lightbown. His daughter, Janet Howell has served in the Virginia Senate since 1992. [6]
Edward Fulton Denison | |
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Born | |
Died | 23 October 1992 | (aged 76)
Nationality | American |
Alma mater | Brown University |
Spouse | Elsie Lightbown |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Statistics |
Institutions | George Washington University |
Edward Fulton Denison (December 18, 1915, Omaha – October 23, 1992, Washington D.C.) was an American economist. [1] [2] [3] He was a pioneer in the measurement of the United States gross national product [1] and one of the founders of growth accounting. [3]
Denison earned a bachelor's degree in economics in Oberlin College in 1936, a master's degree in Brown University in 1938, and a doctorate from Brown in 1941. [1] In 1948, he became acting chief of the National Income Division of the Bureau of Foreign and Domestic Commerce. [3] The next year, Edward also acted as Assistant Director and Chief Economist of the Office of Business Economics. [1] [3] In 1956 he left OBE to work for the Committee for Economic Development. [3] From 1963, he served as a senior member of the Brookings Institution on economic research. [1] [3]
In 1966 Denison was elected as a Fellow of the American Statistical Association. [4] He became a distinguished fellow of the American Economic Association in 1981. [5]
He married Elsie Lightbown. His daughter, Janet Howell has served in the Virginia Senate since 1992. [6]