An Interview with William J. Baumol
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 4028850 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Alan B Krueger (Princeton University, Princeton, New Jersey; Journal of Economic Perspectives., corresponding author) |
| Year | 2001 |
| Volume | 15 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 211-231 |
| Publication date | 2001-08-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | The Journal of Economic Perspectives (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0895-3309 • E-ISSN: 1944-7965 |
| Publisher | American Economic Association (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1257/jep.15.3.211 |
| OpenAlex | W2079964529 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 7 |
| References cited | 9 |
KRUEGER: Let me begin by asking you where you were born. BAUMOL: I was born in New York, in South Bronx, in what later became Fort Apache and in fact spent several years of my life there later. KRUEGER: Did you go to public schools in New York? BAUMOL: Yes, I did. All the way through high school, and then went to the College of the City of New York afterwards. So I was in the public school system all the way through. Incidentally, I went to the same high school and college as Colin Powell. KRUEGER: Oh, is that right? BAUMOL: And told him that once, to which he responded, “Well, I’ll be damned.” KRUEGER: When you were at City College from 1938 to 1942, did you study economics? BAUMOL: Yes. I had been interested in economics actually since high school. I majored in two subjects: economics and art. We had a very mediocre economics department. Many of the other departments, such as philosophy, were excellent. So
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| Citations per year | 0.33 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2005 - 2025 (21) |
| Highly cited | No |