Ben Klemens

Ben Klemens
Born (1975-04-10) April 10, 1975 (age 49)
Occupation(s)Economist, writer, emoji designer
Known forSoftware patents
Falafel emoji
Websiteben.klemens.org

Ben Klemens (born April 10, 1975[citation needed]) is an Australian economist, author, and co-host of the podcast 'Pod, Paper, Scissors'.[1] He works for the US Treasury Department[2] and was previously a nonresident fellow at the Brookings Institution's Center on Social and Economic Dynamics.[3] He holds a PhD in Social Sciences from Caltech.[4]

Klemens is the author of the proposal to the Unicode consortium for the Falafel emoji,[5] which will be appearing across web platforms in 2019.[6][7]

  1. ^ Pod, Paper, Scissors https://podpaperscissors.com/. Retrieved July 29, 2020. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  2. ^ Klemens, Ryan Nunn, Laura Kawano, and Ben (February 22, 2018). "Unemployment insurance and worker mobility". Brookings. Retrieved February 8, 2019.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  3. ^ "Ben Klemens". Brookings.edu. Brookings Institution. Archived from the original on March 3, 2016. Retrieved April 28, 2015.
  4. ^ policies, CEP council on economic. "Contributor - Council on Economic Policies". Council on Economic Policies. Retrieved June 17, 2018.
  5. ^ Spiro, Amy (February 6, 2019). "Falafel emoji on its way to your phone - OMG - Jerusalem Post". www.jpost.com. Retrieved February 8, 2019.
  6. ^ Klemens, Ben (April 4, 2018). "Proposal to Add Emoji Symbol for Falafel to Unicode" (PDF). Unicode.org. Retrieved February 6, 2019.
  7. ^ Judkins, Maura (February 7, 2019). "Why does the new falafel emoji look like potatoes?". Washington Post. Retrieved February 7, 2019.