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John Early

John Early

Author | Mathematical Economist — Adjunct Scholar at the Cato Institute

John Early is a mathematical economist who has served as a legislative assistant to a US senator, assistant commissioner at the Bureau of Labor Statistics under both Carter and Reagan, in senior leadership positions at global consultancies, and as chief customer and strategy officer for a Fortune 100 company. Now in semi-retirement, he continues his work as an adjunct scholar at the Cato Institute. He has written more than 80 publications on a wide range of topics from the measurement of price change to improving healthcare to labor force dynamics.

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Biggest Fraud in Welfare

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The Myth of American Inequality: How Government Biases Policy Debate

Everything you know about income inequality, poverty, and other measures of economic well-being in America is wrong. In this provocative book, a forme...

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