John R. Meyer

John R. Meyer
Born
John Robert Meyer

(1927-12-06)December 6, 1927
Pasco, Washington, United States
DiedOctober 20, 2009(2009-10-20) (aged 81)
Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States
SpouseLee Stowell (m. 1949-2003)
Children3
Academic career
InstitutionHarvard University
School or
tradition
New economic history
Alma materUniversity of Washington
Doctoral
advisor
Guy Orcutt
James Duesenberry
Doctoral
students
Franklin M. Fisher
Thomas J. Sargent
InfluencesAlexander Gerschenkron
John Lintner
ContributionsTransport economics
Pioneer of cliometrics

John Robert Meyer (December 6, 1927 – October 20, 2009) was an American economist and educator. Meyer is credited with creating the field of transport economics and was one of the pioneers of cliometrics.[1]

  1. ^ "Remembering the Father of Transportation Economics". October 27, 2009.