Albert K. Ando

Background

Ando, Albert K. was born on November 15, 1929 in Tokyo, Japan. Son of Technology and Her Majesty Ando. came to the United States, 1950, naturalized, 1963.

Education

Bachelor of Science Seattle University, 1951. Master of Arts Street Louis University, 1953. Master of Science, Doctor of Philosophy (Mathematics Economics) Carnegie Institute, Institution Technology (now Carnegie-Mellon University), 1956, 1959.

Career

He didn"t join the family business, and came to the United States after World World War World War II He received his Bachelor of Surgery in economics from the University of Seattle in 1951, his Master of Arts in economics from Saint Louis University in 1953, and an Master of Surgery in economics in 1956 and a Doctor of Philosophy in mathematical economics in 1959 from Carnegie Institute of Technology (now Carnegie Mellon University). At Carnegie Mellon he collaborated, among others, with Herbert A. Simon on questions regarding aggregation and causation in economic systems and with Franco Modigliani on the life cycle analysis of saving, spending, and income. Albert Ando was a tenured professor of economics and finance at the University of Pennsylvania from 1967 until his death, by leukemia in 2002.

Guggenheim Fellow, 1970.

Achievements

• Albert K. Ando has been listed as a noteworthy Economist, educator by Marquis Who's Who.

Works

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  • Essays on the Structure of Social Science Models

    ( A set of related papers dealing with the meaning of cau...)

Views

Theoretical and empirical investigation of consumer behaviour. Theory of aggregation and partitions in dynamic systems Macroeconomic models, with emphasis on interactions between growth and cyclical fluctuations.

Monetary and financial aspects of the United States economy.

Membership

Fellow Econometric Society. Member American Economics Association.

Interests

• 023 Macroeconomic Theory.

Connections

Married Faith G. Halfter, June 23, 1967. Children— Matthew, Clifford, Alison.

Father:

Technology Ando

Spouse:

Faith G. Halfter

child:

Alison Ando

child:

Clifford Ando

child:

Matthew Ando