Carl Shoup

Carl Shoup
Born(1902-10-26)October 26, 1902
San Jose, California
DiedMarch 23, 2000(2000-03-23) (aged 97)
Academic career
InstitutionColumbia University
Alma materColumbia University
Doctoral
students		William Vickrey

Carl Sumner Shoup (October 26, 1902 – March 23, 2000)[1][2][3] was an American economist and public finance expert. He is best known for leading the Shoup Mission of 1949–1950, tasked with revising the fiscal system of post-World War II Japan. He directly contributed to the tax codes of Canada, the United States, Japan, Europe, and South and Central America in the 1930s, '40s, and '50s. He retired as professor emeritus at Columbia University.

  1. ^ "Carl S. Shoup". April 2000.
  2. ^ Social Security Administration. Social Security Death Index, Master File.
  3. ^ "Carl S. Shoup, 97; Shaped Japan's Tax Code". The New York Times. 31 March 2000. Retrieved 12 May 2020.