Alan Deardorff

American economist; John W. Sweetland Professor of International Economics and a Professor of Economics and Public Policy at the University of Michigan Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy, Ann Arbor
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Summary

Alan Deardorff was born on January 1, 1944[1], in Pittsburgh[2]. He has worked as an economist[3]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (46 views/month, #7,299 of 1,000,298).[4]

Key Facts

  • Date of birth: June 6, 1944[5]
  • Country of citizenship: United States[6]
  • Employer: University of Michigan[7], World Economic Forum[8], Shanghai University of International Business and Economics[9], UN Trade and Development[10], University of Nottingham[11]
  • Doctoral advisor: Jaroslav Vanek[12]
  • Sex or gender: male[13]
  • Doctoral student: Dalia S. Hakura[14], Robert W. Staiger[15], Avik Chakrabarti[16], Simeon Djankov[17], Carol McAusland[18], Chong Xiang[19], Naoko Shinkai[20], Wook Chae[21], Joy Mazumdar[22], Zhong Zhang[23], Honggue Lee[24], Satoshi Ikeda[25], Aileen Jo Thompson[26], Janet S. Netz[27]
  • Family name: Deardorff[28]
  • Given name: Alan[29], V.[30]
  • Official website: https://websites.umich.edu/~alandear/[31]
  • Described at URL: https://fordschool.umich.edu/faculty/alan-deardorff[32]
  • Languages spoken, written or signed: English[33]

Why It Matters

Alan Deardorff is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.[34]

FAQs

Where was Alan Deardorff born?

Alan Deardorff's place of birth was Pittsburgh[2].

What did Alan Deardorff do for work?

Alan Deardorff worked as an economist[3].

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  2. [13] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  5. [7] ↑ . ORCID Public Data File 2023. Retrieved . pub.orcid.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . ORCID Public Data File 2023. Retrieved . pub.orcid.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . ORCID Public Data File 2023. Retrieved . pub.orcid.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . ORCID Public Data File 2023. Retrieved . pub.orcid.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . ORCID Public Data File 2023. Retrieved . pub.orcid.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [19] ↑ . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  17. [20] ↑ . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  18. [21] ↑ . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  19. [22] ↑ . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  20. [23] ↑ . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  21. [24] ↑ . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  22. [25] ↑ . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  23. [26] ↑ . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  24. [27] ↑ . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  25. [1] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  26. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  28. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  29. [30] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  30. [31] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  31. [32] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  32. [33] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [4] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [34] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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    Languages spoken, written or signed → English
    Given name → Alan, V.
    Doctoral student → Dalia S. Hakura, Robert W. Staiger, Avik Chakrabarti +34
    Employer → University of Michigan, World Economic Forum, Shanghai University of International Business and Economics +16
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