Last updated on: 2/5/2009 | Author: ProCon.org

Henry Aaron, PhD Biography

Title:
Senior Fellow of Economic Studies at The Brookings Institution
Position:
None Found to the question "Should Euthanasia or Physician-Assisted Suicide Be Legal?"
Reasoning:

No position found as of Sep. 6, 2006

Theoretical Expertise Ranking:
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Individuals with MDs, JDs, PhDs, or equivalent advanced degrees in fields relevant to end-of-life issues. Also top-level government officials (such as foreign leaders, US presidents, Founding Fathers, Supreme Court Justices, members of legislative bodies, cabinet members, military leaders, etc.) with positions relevant to end-of-life.
Involvement and Affiliations:
  • Senior Fellow, Economic Studies, The Brookings Institution
  • Bruce and Virginia MacLaury Chair, The Brookings Institution
  • Professor of Economics, University of Maryland, 1967-1989
  • Visiting Professor of Economics, Harvard University, 1974
  • Member, Visiting Committee, Harvard Medical and Dental Schools
  • Former Chairman of the Board of Directors, National Academy of Social Insurance
  • Director, Center on Budget and Policy Priorities, Abt Associates
  • Former Chairman, Advisory Council on Social Security
  • Member, Institute of Medicine
  • Member, American Academy of Arts and Sciences
  • Member, Board of Directors, Abt Associates
  • Former President, Association of Public Policy and Management
  • Former Vice President, American Economic Association
  • Former Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation, Department of Health, Education, and Welfare
Education:
  • PhD, Economics, Harvard University, 1963
  • MA, Russian Regional Studies, Harvard University, 1960
  • BA, Political Science and Economics, University of California Los Angeles, 1958
Other:
  • None found
Quoted in:
  1. Should Healthcare Resources Be Subject to Rationing?