Lawrence Klein

Lawrence Robert Klein (born September 14, 1920) is an American economist.

McCarthyism and move to England

Klein moved to England in 1954. This was prompted by Senator Joseph McCarthy's anti-communist "witch-hunt", and the denial of his continuing tenure at Michigan. Klein had been a member of the American Communist Party in 1946 and 1944 while in Chicago; he later said that this was the result of youthful naïveté.

Related Topics:
England - Joseph McCarthy - Communist - Witch-hunt - American Communist Party - 1946 - 1944 - Chicago

~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~

In England, Klein developed a model of the United Kingdom economy at the University of Oxford, before returning to the US in 1958 to join the Department of Economics at the University of Pennsylvania. He became "Benjamin Franklin Professor of Economics and Finance" at their Wharton Business School in 1968.

Related Topics:
United Kingdom - University of Oxford - 1958 - Benjamin Franklin - Wharton Business School - 1968

~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~