On a flight in 1987, Alan Krueger sat next to a woman called Ginna Ashenfelter. Krueger was just finishing his Ph.D. in Economics from Harvard University and was still looking for a job. Ginna, as it turned out, was the wife of Orley Ashenfelter, the kind of man who could offer Krueger a job. Orley led a group of professors and students at Princeton University and, recognizing Krueger’s potential, invited him to join them.
The missing economist at this year’s Nobel Prize
The missing economist at this year’s Nobel…
The missing economist at this year’s Nobel Prize
On a flight in 1987, Alan Krueger sat next to a woman called Ginna Ashenfelter. Krueger was just finishing his Ph.D. in Economics from Harvard University and was still looking for a job. Ginna, as it turned out, was the wife of Orley Ashenfelter, the kind of man who could offer Krueger a job. Orley led a group of professors and students at Princeton University and, recognizing Krueger’s potential, invited him to join them.