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Arthur Frank Burns (April 27, 1904 – June 26, 1987) was an American economist and diplomat who served as the 10th chairman of the Federal Reserve from 1970 to 1978.
Arthur F. Burns served two consecutive terms as chairman of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, between January 31, 1970, and March 8, 1978. Burns was born in 1904, in Stanislau, Austria, and immigrated to the United States at age ten.
A rthur F. Burns is best known for having been chairman of the Federal Reserve System from 1970 to 1978. His appointment by President Richard Nixon capped a career of empirical studies of the economy, and particularly of business cycles.
Feb 3, 2023 · History remembers Arthur Burns as the 1970s Fed chair who let inflation run rampant. His name has been invoked recently in the financial press as a cautionary tale. (SOUNDBITE OF MONTAGE)
Jun 27, 1987 · Arthur F. Burns, who played a central role in shaping American economic policy for more than three decades and who served as Ambassador to West Germany in the early 1980's, died today at the...
May 29, 2018 · Arthur Frank Burns was an American economist and chairman of the Federal Reserve Board who advocated cutting taxes and fighting inflation. He served under Republican and Democratic presidents and influenced economic policies such as the New Economic Policy and wage and price guidelines.
BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION. Arthur F. Burns. April 27, 1904 - Born in Stanislau, Austria. The Burns family immigrated to the United States when Burns was 10 years old, settling in Bayonne, New Jersey. 1925 - Received A.B. and A.M. degrees in economics from Columbia University. 1926-27 - Lecturer in economics at Columbia.
