John D. Black | |
|---|---|
| Born | June 6, 1883 |
| Died | April 12, 1960 (aged 76) |
| Nationality | American |
| Academic career | |
| Field | Agricultural economics |
| Institutions | University of Minnesota Harvard University |
| Alma mater | University of Wisconsin |
| Doctoral advisor | Benjamin Hibbard |
| Doctoral students | Marion Clawson Willard Cochrane Barbara Reagan |
John Donald Black (June 6, 1883 – April 12, 1960) was an American economist. He was a professor of economics at University of Minnesota from 1918 to 1927, and then from 1927 to 1956 at Harvard University.[1] Black was one of the authors of the Agricultural Adjustment Act.[2] He was also president of the American Economic Association in 1955.[3] Black died at a Boston hospital in 1960.[4]
- ^ Galbraith, John Kenneth (1959). "John D. Black: A Portrait". In Cavin, James Pierce (ed.). Economics for Agriculture: Selected Writings of John D. Black. Cambridge: Harvard University Press. pp. 1–19.
- ^ "Black | Agricultural & Applied Economics Association". www.aaea.org. Retrieved 2018-12-02.
- ^ "American Economic Association: Past Prisdents". www.aeaweb.org. Retrieved 2018-09-13.
- ^ "John D. Black". The Sheboygan Press. April 13, 1960. p. 5. Retrieved January 5, 2019 – via Newspapers.com.
