James N. Morgan

James Newton Morgan (March 1, 1918 – January 8, 2018) was an American economist.

Morgan was born near Corydon, Indiana on March 1, 1918.[1] He obtained a bachelor's degree in economics from Northwestern University in 1939. He then worked for the North Appalachian Experimental Watershed of the Soil Conservation Service before returning to school, receiving a master's and doctoral degree in economics from Harvard University. Upon completing his doctorate, Morgan was named an assistant professor at Brown University. In 1949, Morgan began post doctoral work at the University of Michigan. He became an associate professor in 1953, and was named a full professor five years later. Morgan developed SEARCH, a data analysis program, during the 1960s, and became the first director of the Panel Study of Income Dynamics in 1968.[2][3] Over the course of his career, Morgan was named a member of the National Academy of Sciences, and fellow of the American Statistical Association, Gerontological Society of America, and American Academy of Arts and Sciences. He retired in December 1987, and died on January 8, 2018 at the University of Michigan Hospital.[2][4]

References

1. Morgan, James N. "James N. Morgan papers". Bentley Historical Library, University of Michigan. Retrieved January 18, 2018.
2. Puckett, Jennifer Blanchard (January 10, 2018). "Obituary: James N. Morgan". University of Michigan. Retrieved January 13, 2018.
3. McGonagle, Katherine A.; Schoeni, Robert F.; Narayan, Sastry; Freedman, Vicki A. (2012). "The Panel Study of Income Dynamics: overview, recent innovations, and potential for life course research" (PDF). Longitudinal and Life Course Studies. 3 (2): 268–284. doi:10.14301/llcs.v3i2.188. PMC 3591471. PMID 23482334. Retrieved January 14, 2018.
4. "Memoir: James N. Morgan". University of Michigan. January 1, 1988. Archived from the original on September 2, 2015. Retrieved January 13, 2018. Alt URL