James Tobin
American economist
James Tobin was an American economist who served on the Council of Economic Advisers and consulted with the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, and taught at Harvard and Yale Universities. Wikipedia
Born: March 5, 1918, Champaign, IL
Died: March 11, 2002 (age 84 years), New Haven, CT
Education: Harvard University (1947) and University Laboratory High School
Parents: Louis Michael Tobin and Margaret Edgerton Tobin
Awards: John Bates Clark Medal (1955) and Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences (1981)
Contributions: Portfolio theory; Keynesian economics; Tobin's q; Tobit model; Tobin Tax; Mundell–Tobin effect