Martin Anderson (economist)
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Martin Anderson is an economist, policy analyst, author and was one of President Ronald Reagan
's leading advisors.
, August 5, 1936 He received his A.B. (summa cum laude) from Dartmouth College
in 1957, his M.S. in engineering and business administration at Thayer School of Engineering
and Tuck School of Business Administration, 1958, and he earned the first Ph.D. in industrial management ever granted by a college or university in 1962 from the MIT Sloan School of Management
.
From 1961 to 1962, he was a research fellow at the Joint Center for Urban Studies at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology
and Harvard University
, and from 1962 to 1965 was assistant professor of finance at the Graduate School of Business, Columbia University
, and associate professor from 1965 to 1968. At age 28, he was one of the youngest teachers to receive tenure in Columbia's history.
An "acolyte" of the philosopher and novelist Ayn Rand
, Anderson became personally acquainted with Rand and her circle in the 1960s, and he attended courses at the Nathaniel Branden Institute
.
After serving as director of policy research for the 1968 Presidential campaign of Richard Nixon
, Anderson was Special Assistant to the President from 1969 to 1970, and then, from 1970 to 1971, "Special Consultant to the President of the United States for Systems Analysis." It was through his recommendation that Alan Greenspan
began his career in government. He is also widely credited with helping to end military conscription in the United States.
He was a senior policy adviser to the Reagan presidential campaigns of 1976 and 1980, and under President Ronald Reagan
he served as the chief domestic policy advisor from 1981 to 1982, and then as a member of the President's Economic Policy Advisory Board from 1982 to 1989.
Under President George H.W. Bush, Anderson served as a member of the President's General Advisory Committee on Arms Control from 1987 to 1993.
Anderson was a trustee of the Ronald Reagan Presidential Foundation from 1985–90 and a member of the California
Governor's Council of Economic Advisers from 1993–98.
A senior fellow at the Hoover Institution, Stanford University
since 1971, he was named Keith and Jan Hurlbut Senior Fellow there in 1998.
Anderson is the editor of Registration and the Draft (Hoover Press, 1982), and the author of The Federal Bulldozer: A Critical Analysis of Urban Renewal: 1949–62 (MIT Press, 1964), Conscription: A Select and Anntotated Bibliography (Hoover Press, 1976), Welfare: The Political Economy of Welfare Reform in the United States (Hoover Press, 1978), The Military Draft (Hoover Press, 1982), Revolution (Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, 1988) and Impostors in the Temple (Simon & Schuster, 1992). He is the coauthor of Reagan, In His Own Hand: The Writings of Ronald Reagan That Reveal His Revolutionary Vision for America (Free Press, 2001), Reagan, In His Own Voice: Ronald Reagan's Radio Addresses (Simon & Schuster Audio, 2001) and Stories In His Own Hand: The Everyday Wisdom of Ronald Reagan (Free Press, 2001).
He married Annelise Graebner on September 25, 1965.
Ronald Reagan
Ronald Wilson Reagan was the 40th President of the United States , the 33rd Governor of California and, prior to that, a radio, film and television actor....
's leading advisors.
Biography
Born in Lowell, MassachusettsLowell, Massachusetts
Lowell is a city in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA. According to the 2010 census, the city's population was 106,519. It is the fourth largest city in the state. Lowell and Cambridge are the county seats of Middlesex County...
, August 5, 1936 He received his A.B. (summa cum laude) from Dartmouth College
Dartmouth College
Dartmouth College is a private, Ivy League university in Hanover, New Hampshire, United States. The institution comprises a liberal arts college, Dartmouth Medical School, Thayer School of Engineering, and the Tuck School of Business, as well as 19 graduate programs in the arts and sciences...
in 1957, his M.S. in engineering and business administration at Thayer School of Engineering
Thayer School of Engineering
Thayer School of Engineering is a graduate school at Dartmouth College, Hanover, New Hampshire, United States, whose faculty also double as the undergraduate Department of Engineering Sciences. The school was established in 1867 with funds from Brig. Gen...
and Tuck School of Business Administration, 1958, and he earned the first Ph.D. in industrial management ever granted by a college or university in 1962 from the MIT Sloan School of Management
MIT Sloan School of Management
The MIT Sloan School of Management is the business school of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, in Cambridge, Massachusetts....
.
From 1961 to 1962, he was a research fellow at the Joint Center for Urban Studies at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
The Massachusetts Institute of Technology is a private research university located in Cambridge, Massachusetts. MIT has five schools and one college, containing a total of 32 academic departments, with a strong emphasis on scientific and technological education and research.Founded in 1861 in...
and Harvard University
Harvard University
Harvard University is a private Ivy League university located in Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States, established in 1636 by the Massachusetts legislature. Harvard is the oldest institution of higher learning in the United States and the first corporation chartered in the country...
, and from 1962 to 1965 was assistant professor of finance at the Graduate School of Business, Columbia University
Columbia University
Columbia University in the City of New York is a private, Ivy League university in Manhattan, New York City. Columbia is the oldest institution of higher learning in the state of New York, the fifth oldest in the United States, and one of the country's nine Colonial Colleges founded before the...
, and associate professor from 1965 to 1968. At age 28, he was one of the youngest teachers to receive tenure in Columbia's history.
An "acolyte" of the philosopher and novelist Ayn Rand
Ayn Rand
Ayn Rand was a Russian-American novelist, philosopher, playwright, and screenwriter. She is known for her two best-selling novels The Fountainhead and Atlas Shrugged and for developing a philosophical system she called Objectivism....
, Anderson became personally acquainted with Rand and her circle in the 1960s, and he attended courses at the Nathaniel Branden Institute
Nathaniel Branden Institute
The Nathaniel Branden Institute was an organization founded by Nathaniel Branden in 1958 to promote Ayn Rand's philosophy of Objectivism. The institute was responsible for the many Objectivist lectures and presentations across the United States of America...
.
After serving as director of policy research for the 1968 Presidential campaign of Richard Nixon
Richard Nixon
Richard Milhous Nixon was the 37th President of the United States, serving from 1969 to 1974. The only president to resign the office, Nixon had previously served as a US representative and senator from California and as the 36th Vice President of the United States from 1953 to 1961 under...
, Anderson was Special Assistant to the President from 1969 to 1970, and then, from 1970 to 1971, "Special Consultant to the President of the United States for Systems Analysis." It was through his recommendation that Alan Greenspan
Alan Greenspan
Alan Greenspan is an American economist who served as Chairman of the Federal Reserve of the United States from 1987 to 2006. He currently works as a private advisor and provides consulting for firms through his company, Greenspan Associates LLC...
began his career in government. He is also widely credited with helping to end military conscription in the United States.
He was a senior policy adviser to the Reagan presidential campaigns of 1976 and 1980, and under President Ronald Reagan
Ronald Reagan
Ronald Wilson Reagan was the 40th President of the United States , the 33rd Governor of California and, prior to that, a radio, film and television actor....
he served as the chief domestic policy advisor from 1981 to 1982, and then as a member of the President's Economic Policy Advisory Board from 1982 to 1989.
Under President George H.W. Bush, Anderson served as a member of the President's General Advisory Committee on Arms Control from 1987 to 1993.
Anderson was a trustee of the Ronald Reagan Presidential Foundation from 1985–90 and a member of the California
California
California is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third-largest by land area...
Governor's Council of Economic Advisers from 1993–98.
A senior fellow at the Hoover Institution, Stanford University
Stanford University
The Leland Stanford Junior University, commonly referred to as Stanford University or Stanford, is a private research university on an campus located near Palo Alto, California. It is situated in the northwestern Santa Clara Valley on the San Francisco Peninsula, approximately northwest of San...
since 1971, he was named Keith and Jan Hurlbut Senior Fellow there in 1998.
Anderson is the editor of Registration and the Draft (Hoover Press, 1982), and the author of The Federal Bulldozer: A Critical Analysis of Urban Renewal: 1949–62 (MIT Press, 1964), Conscription: A Select and Anntotated Bibliography (Hoover Press, 1976), Welfare: The Political Economy of Welfare Reform in the United States (Hoover Press, 1978), The Military Draft (Hoover Press, 1982), Revolution (Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, 1988) and Impostors in the Temple (Simon & Schuster, 1992). He is the coauthor of Reagan, In His Own Hand: The Writings of Ronald Reagan That Reveal His Revolutionary Vision for America (Free Press, 2001), Reagan, In His Own Voice: Ronald Reagan's Radio Addresses (Simon & Schuster Audio, 2001) and Stories In His Own Hand: The Everyday Wisdom of Ronald Reagan (Free Press, 2001).
He married Annelise Graebner on September 25, 1965.
Sources
- http://www.hoover.org/bios/anderson.html
- http://www.hoover.org/publications/digest/authors?authorID=2806166&c=y
- http://rightweb.irc-online.org/profile/1009.html
- http://www.ashbrook.org/events/lecture/1994/anderson.html
- http://www.bookfinder.com/author/martin-anderson/
- http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9B0DEED81631F930A2575AC0A961948260&sec=&spon=&pagewanted=1
- McConnell, Scott, "Martin Anderson," 100 Voices: an Oral History of Ayn Rand, 2010, New American Library, pp. 264–267.
- "Books: The Federal Bulldozer, Reviewed," Beatrice Hessen, The Objectivist, April, 1966.