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William Brainard

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Gender Male
Age 89
Date of birth January 1,1935
Education Yale University
Children David H. Brainard
Academic advisor James Tobin
Notable student Susan Rose-Ackerman
David K. Backus
BooksBrookings Papers on Economic Activity: No. 2 1981
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William C. "Bill" Brainard is an American economist. He is the Arthur Okun Professor Emeritus of Economics at Yale University, and he served as the provost of the university from 1981 to 1986. Brainard is the namesake of the William C. Brainard chair, which current Yale provost Ben Polak holds.

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