Arthur b laffer biography

Arthur B. Laffer: A Biography

Arthur Betz Laffer, an American economist, is best known for his development of the Laffer Curve, which illustrates the relationship between tax rates and government revenue.

Dr. Arthur Laffer - Young America's Foundation

Born on August 14, , in Youngstown, Ohio, Laffer's parents were William Gillespie Laffer, the president of Clevite Corporation, and Marian Amelia 'Molly' Laffer, a homemaker and politician.

Laffer earned a Bachelor's degree in economics from Yale University in He then completed his Master of Business Administration from Stanford University in and obtained a Ph.D.

in economics in While working as a professor at the University of Chicago Graduate School of Business, Laffer discussed the Laffer Curve with members of the Nixon administration. Later, during his tenure at the Marshall School of Business at the University of Southern California, he played a key role in the creation of Proposition 13, w