Paul W. McCracken is an American

United States

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 economist born in Richland, Iowa

Richland, Iowa

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. He is currently the Edmund Ezra Day Distinguished University Professor Emeritus of Business Administration, Economics, and Public Policy at the University of Michigan

University of Michigan

The University of Michigan is a public research university located in Ann Arbor, Michigan in the United States. It is the state's oldest university and the flagship campus of the University of Michigan...

. McCracken was chairman of the President's Council of Economic Advisors from 1969 to 1971 under President Richard Nixon

Richard Nixon

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. He chaired the American Enterprise Institute

American Enterprise Institute

The American Enterprise Institute for Public Policy Research is a conservative think tank founded in 1943. Its stated mission is "to defend the principles and improve the institutions of American freedom and democratic capitalism—limited government, private enterprise, individual liberty and...

's Council of Academic Advisors and served as interim president of the institute in 1986.

External links

• McCracken's faculty profile on the University of Michigan website