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William A. Niskanen

William A. Niskanen

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Oct 16, 2026

Mickey LevyGUEST
3:00
And he hired Bill Miskanen to be an economist there and – Bill and I got along great.
Jon HartleyHOST
3:12
For those who don't know, Bill Niskanen later became a CEA chair member under Reagan, and the Niskanen Institute, the think tank, is named after him as well.
Jon HartleyHOST
3:27
I'm sorry, don't want to interrupt you, but just those who aren't familiar with who he was, he was hugely influential in this period in the 70s and 80s.
Mickey LevyGUEST
3:37
So Bill was very influential on just how to think about economics and the proper role of government in economics.

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