Paul A. David

Paul A. David
Paul David in 2014
David in 2014
Born
Paul Allan David

(1935-05-24)May 24, 1935
New York City, New York, U.S.
DiedJanuary 23, 2023(2023-01-23) (aged 87)
OccupationEconomics professor
Years active1961–2022
Known forPath dependence
TitleProfessor of Economics (Emeritus) & Senior Fellow of SIEPR, Stanford University
Academic background
Alma materHarvard University (AB, PhD)[1]
University of Cambridge
Academic work
DisciplineEconomics
InstitutionsHarvard University (1958–1960)
Stanford University (1961–2022)
University of Oxford (1993–2022)
UNU-MERIT (1993–2022)[1][2]
Doctoral studentsWarren Whatley
Leonard Carlson[3]
Charles W. Calomiris[3]
Ashish Arora[3]

Paul Allan David (May 24, 1935 – January 23, 2023) was an American academic economist, noted for his work on the economics of scientific progress and technical change. He was also well-known for his work in American economic history and in demographic economics.[4]

  1. ^ a b "Professor Paul David | All Souls College".
  2. ^ https://www.linkedin.com/in/paul-a-david-723a6615/ [self-published source]
  3. ^ a b c "RePEc Genealogy page for Paul A. David".
  4. ^ "Paul A. David | SIEPR". siepr.stanford.edu. Retrieved April 23, 2019.