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Arthur Laffer

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Arthur Betz Laffer (; born August 14, 1940) is an American economist and author who first gained prominence during the Reagan administration as a member of Reagan's Economic Policy Advisory Board (1981–1989). Laffer is best known for the Laffer curve, an illustration of the hypothesis that there exists some tax rate between 0% and 100% that will result in maximum tax revenue for government. In certain circumstances, this would allow governments to cut taxes, and simultaneously increase revenue and economic growth. Laffer was an economic advisor to Donald Trump's 2016 presidential campaign. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Arthur Laffer is the 277th most popular economist, the 6,444th most popular biography from United States (down from 5,574th in 2019) and the 90th most popular American Economist.

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Among ECONOMISTS

Among economists, Arthur Laffer ranks 277 out of 414. Before him are Aušra Augustinavičiūtė, Jérôme-Adolphe Blanqui, Alexander Gerschenkron, Deirdre McCloskey, Philip H. Dybvig, and G. D. H. Cole. After him are James Wolfensohn, Shoshana Zuboff, Hernando de Soto Polar, Herman Daly, Robert Barro, and Leonid Abalkin.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1940, Arthur Laffer ranks 335. Before him are Carole Pateman, Kishin Shinoyama, Eberhard Weber, Ronald Pickup, Daniel Quillen, and Levon Helm. After him are Arlie Russell Hochschild, Zvonko Bego, Uma Aaltonen, Jean-Claude Andruet, Viktor Savinykh, and Godfrey Reggio.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Arthur Laffer ranks 6,445 out of 20,380. Before him are Alger Hiss (1904), Joey Kramer (1950), Eve (1978), Brutus Beefcake (1957), John Romita Jr. (1956), and Pauline Pfeiffer (1895). After him are Joss Whedon (1964), Gordon Matta-Clark (1943), Eudora Welty (1909), Walter Burley Griffin (1876), Greg K. (1965), and Louis Jordan (1908).

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Among ECONOMISTS In United States

Among economists born in United States, Arthur Laffer ranks 90. Before him are Dennis Meadows (1942), Edward Chamberlin (1899), Leo Huberman (1903), Joshua Angrist (1960), Deirdre McCloskey (1942), and Philip H. Dybvig (1955). After him are Herman Daly (1938), Robert Barro (1944), Max O. Lorenz (1876), Paul Sweezy (1910), Gordon Tullock (1922), and Armen Alchian (1914).

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