Albert K. Ando(アルバート an đằng,15 November 1929 – 19 September 2002)was a Japanese-born economist.
Albert K. Ando | |
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アルバート an đằng | |
| Born | 15 November 1929 |
| Died | 19 September 2002(aged 72) |
| Nationality | Japanese American |
| Academic career | |
| Field | Mathematical economics |
| Institution | University of Pennsylvania |
| Alma mater | Carnegie Mellon University |
| Doctoral advisor | Franco Modigliani |
| Doctoral students | Stephen Goldfeld Stephen Resnick William Oakland |
| Influences | Herbert A. Simon |
| InformationatIDEAS / RePEc | |
Biography
editHe was born inTokyo,as a member of family runningAndo Corporation,a major construction company. He didn't join the family business, and came to the United States after World War II. He received his B.S. in economics from theSeattle Universityin 1951, his M.A. in economics fromSt. Louis Universityin 1953, and an M.S. in economics in 1956 and a PhD in mathematical economics in 1959 fromCarnegie Institute of Technology(nowCarnegie Mellon University). At Carnegie Mellon he collaborated, among others, withHerbert A. Simonon questions regarding aggregation and causation in economic systems and withFranco Modiglianion thelife cycle analysis of saving, spending, and income.
Albert Ando was a tenured professor of economics and finance at theUniversity of Pennsylvaniafrom 1967 until his death from leukemia in 2002.
Awards and fellowships
edit- Ford Foundation Faculty Research Fellow,[1]1970[2]
- Japan Foundation Fellow[1]
- Alexander von Humboldt Awardfor Senior American Scientists[1]
- Guggenheim Fellow,[1]1970.
- Fellow,Econometric Society,[1]elected 1966.[3]
- Alexander Henderson Award,[1]1955.
References
edit- ^abcdefLawrence Klein (1 October 2002)."Deaths – Dr. Albert Ando, Economics and Finance".Penn Almanac.49(6).Retrieved6 April2018.
- ^"1970 U.S. and Canadian Fellows".Archived fromthe originalon 12 April 2006.Retrieved6 April2018.
- ^"In Memory of Fellows of the Econometric Society".Retrieved6 April2018.
External links
edit- Obituarywritten byLawrence Klein.
- Empirical Analysis of Economic Institutions Discussion Paper Series No.78written byCharles Yuji Horioka,15 October 2005.