Paul Davidson | |
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Born | Brooklyn, New York, U.S. | October 23, 1930
Died | June 20, 2024 Chicago, Illinois, U.S. | (aged 93)
Education | Brooklyn College (BS) City University of New York (MBA) University of Pennsylvania (PhD) |
Years active | 1955-2024 |
Academic career | |
Field | Macroeconomics |
School or tradition | Post-Keynesian economics |
Influences | John Maynard Keynes, Sidney Weintraub |
Contributions | Co-founding editor of the Journal of Post Keynesian Economics |
Information at IDEAS / RePEc | |
Website | pauldavidsoneconomist |
Paul Davidson (October 23, 1930 – June 20, 2024) was an American macroeconomist who has been one of the leading spokesmen of the American branch of the post-Keynesian school in economics. He has actively intervened in important debates on economic policy (natural resources, international monetary system, developing countries' debt) from a position critical of mainstream economics.