John D. Black
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BornJune 6, 1883
DiedApril 12, 1960 (aged 76)
John D. Black | |
|---|---|
| Born | June 6, 1883 |
| Died | April 12, 1960 (aged 76) |
| Academic background | |
| Alma mater | University of Wisconsin |
| Doctoral advisor | Benjamin Hibbard |
| Academic work | |
| Discipline | Agricultural economics |
| Institutions | University of Minnesota Harvard University |
| Doctoral students | Marion Clawson Willard Cochrane Barbara Reagan |
John Donald Black (June 6, 1883 – April 12, 1960) was an American economist. He was a professor of economics at University of Minnesota from 1918 to 1927, and then from 1927 to 1956 at Harvard University.[1] Black was one of the authors of the Agricultural Adjustment Act.[2] He was also president of the American Economic Association in 1955.[3] Black died at a Boston hospital in 1960.[4]
