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Richard A. Easterlin | |
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| Born | January 12, 1926 |
| Died | December 14, 2024 (aged 98) Pasadena, California, U.S. |
| Academic background | |
| Education | Stevens Institute of Technology (BS) University of Pennsylvania (MA, PhD) |
| Doctoral advisor | Simon Kuznets |
| Influences | Simon Kuznets and Dorothy Thomas |
| Academic work | |
| Discipline | Demography, Economic history, Economic growth, Happiness economics |
| Institutions | University of Pennsylvania University of Southern California |
| Notable ideas | Easterlin hypothesis, Easterlin paradox, Happiness economics |
Richard Ainley Easterlin (January 12, 1926 – December 16, 2024) was an American economist. A professor of economics at the University of Southern California, he is best known for the economic theory named after him, the Easterlin paradox. Another of his contributions is the Easterlin hypothesis about long waves of baby booms and busts.