Lawrence F. Katz
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Lawrence F. Katz is Elisabeth Allison Professor of Economics at Harvard University
. Katz is the coauthor of The Race Between Education and Technology (2008) with Claudia Goldin
, also a Harvard professor.
He served as the Chief Economist
of the U.S. Department of Labor for 1993 and 1994. Katz has been editor of the Quarterly Journal of Economics
since 1991.
Harvard University
Harvard University is a private Ivy League university located in Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States, established in 1636 by the Massachusetts legislature. Harvard is the oldest institution of higher learning in the United States and the first corporation chartered in the country...
. Katz is the coauthor of The Race Between Education and Technology (2008) with Claudia Goldin
Claudia Goldin
Claudia Goldin is an American economist and Henry Lee Professor of Economics at Harvard University.Goldin is a director of the Development of the American Economy Program, and is a research associate at the National Bureau of Economic Research , located in Cambridge, Massachusetts...
, also a Harvard professor.
He served as the Chief Economist
Chief economist
The Chief Economist is a single position job class having primary responsibility for the development, coordination, and production of economic and financial analysis...
of the U.S. Department of Labor for 1993 and 1994. Katz has been editor of the Quarterly Journal of Economics
Quarterly Journal of Economics
The Quarterly Journal of Economics, or QJE, is a peer-reviewed academic journal published by the Oxford University Press and edited at Harvard University's Department of Economics. Its current editors are Robert J. Barro, Elhanan Helpman and Lawrence F. Katz...
since 1991.