Summary
Albert K. Ando (アルバート安藤, 15 November 1929 – 19 September 2002) was a Japanese-born economist.
Albert K. Ando | |
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アルバート安藤 | |
| Born | 15 November 1929 |
| Died | 19 September 2002 (aged 72) |
| Nationality | Japanese American |
| Academic career | |
| Institution | University of Pennsylvania |
| Field | Mathematical economics |
| Alma mater | Carnegie Mellon University |
| Doctoral advisor | Franco Modigliani |
| Doctoral students | Stephen Goldfeld Stephen Resnick William Oakland |
| Influences | Herbert A. Simon |
| Information at IDEAS / RePEc | |
Biography edit
He was born in Tokyo, as a member of family running Ando 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 the Seattle University in 1951, his M.A. in economics from St. Louis University in 1953, and an M.S. in economics in 1956 and a PhD in mathematical economics in 1959 from Carnegie Institute of Technology (now Carnegie Mellon University). At Carnegie Mellon he collaborated, among others, with Herbert A. Simon on questions regarding aggregation and causation in economic systems and with Franco Modigliani on the life cycle analysis of saving, spending, and income.
Albert Ando was a tenured professor of economics and finance at the University of Pennsylvania from 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 Award for Senior American Scientists[1]
- Guggenheim Fellow,[1] 1970.
- Fellow, Econometric Society,[1] elected 1966.[3]
- Alexander Henderson Award,[1] 1955.
References edit
- ^ a b c d e f Lawrence Klein (1 October 2002). "Deaths – Dr. Albert Ando, Economics and Finance". Penn Almanac. 49 (6). Retrieved 6 April 2018.
- ^ "1970 U.S. and Canadian Fellows". Archived from the original on 12 April 2006. Retrieved 6 April 2018.
- ^ "In Memory of Fellows of the Econometric Society". Retrieved 6 April 2018.
External links edit
- Obituary written by Lawrence Klein.
- Empirical Analysis of Economic Institutions Discussion Paper Series No.78 written by Charles Yuji Horioka, 15 October 2005.