Charles L. Betsey

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Charles L. Betsey
Academic career
Institution Howard University
United States Sentencing Commission
National Research Council
University of the District of Columbia
Office of Economic Opportunity
Field Labor Economics
Public Finance
Alma mater University of Michigan (PhD), 1976; (BA), 1968

Charles L. Betsey is an American economist who is Professor Emeritus of Economics and Former Interim Dean of the Graduate School at Howard University. He is a former president of the National Economic Association. [1]

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Education and early life

Betsey graduated from the University of Michigan in 1968 with an A.B. in Economics and Spanish Literature and a PhD in Economics in 1976. [2]

Career

Betsey worked as an economist for several U.S. government agencies, including the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, the United States Department of Labor, and the Congressional Budget Office. [3] He has taught at the University of the District of Columbia, and from 1990 until his retirement, at Howard University. He is a member of the National Academy of Social Insurance. [4]

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References

  1. "National Economic Association 50th Anniversary Celebration and Honors Luncheon" (PDF). January 4, 2020. Archived from the original (PDF) on February 8, 2021. Retrieved March 7, 2021.{{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  2. "Charles L. Betsey | U-M LSA Department of Economics". lsa.umich.edu. Retrieved 2021-03-07.
  3. "Charles L. Betsey, Professor Emeritus and Former Interim Dean, Graduate School, Howard University, Advisory Board; Michigan in Washington". University of Michigan, College of Letters, Science, and the Arts. Archived from the original on 2017-07-03.
  4. "Charles Betsey | National Academy of Social Insurance". www.nasi.org. Retrieved 2021-03-07.