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Article: Hoover Fellow Edward Lazear Awarded Jacob Mincer Prize by Society of Labor Economists; Hoover Fellows Hall, Hanushek, and MaCurdy Elected Fellows of Society.
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- June 5, 2006
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STANFORD, Calif. -- Edward Lazear, chairman of the President's Council of Economic Advisers and a Hoover senior fellow on leave, is the recipient of the 2006 Society of Labor Economists' Jacob Mincer Prize honoring lifetime achievements in the field of labor economics.
At the same meeting of the society, during May 5 and 6, three Hoover senior fellows -- Robert Hall, Eric Hanushek, and Thomas MaCurdy -- were among the fellows elected. By granting them the honorary title of fellow, the society recognizes labor economists who have made contributions of unusual distinction to the field.
"We are proud that the Society of Labor Economists has honored these ...