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Arthur M. Okun, in full Arthur Melvin Okun, (born November 28, 1928, Jersey City, New Jersey, U.S. died March 23, 1980, Washington, D.C.), American economist who served as chairman of the U.S. Council of Economic Advisers (1968–69). After obtaining a B.S. (1949) and a Ph.D. (1956) in economics from Columbia University, Okun taught at Yale University (1961–69). He was, however, on leave from Yale for most of his tenure there, serving in the Council of Economic Advisers (CEA), an agency within the Executive Office of the President. Okun worked at the CEA as a staff economist (1961–62) and council member (1964–68)

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