Lazear
Americannoun
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For example, Edward Lazear of Stanford University finds that between 1989 and 2017, productivity in mostly high-skill industries rose by roughly 34% and wages in those industries rose by 26%.
From Seattle Times ● Jan. 20, 2020
His father, Lawrence Lazear Wilbur, was a portrait painter.
From New York Times ● Oct. 15, 2017
In 1900, an American physician by the name of Jesse Lazear intentionally submitted himself to bites from yellow fever-infected mosquitoes in an effort to learn about the virus’ transmission.
From The Verge ● May 4, 2016
Mr. Lazear, chairman of the Council of Economic Advisers from 2006-09, is a professor at Stanford University’s Graduate School of Business and a Hoover Institution fellow.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 27, 2016
But even with success in sight, Lazear was extremely nervous about potential criticism.
From "An American Plague: The True and Terrifying Story of the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793" by Jim Murphy
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