Bennett McCallum, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

Bennett McCallum

economist

Date of Birth: 27-Jul-1935

Place of Birth: Poteet, Texas, United States

Profession: economist

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Leo

Bennett T.
McCallum (born July 27, 1935) is an American monetary economist.
He is H.
J.
Heinz Professor of Economics at Carnegie Mellon University's Tepper School of Business.
He is known for the McCallum Rule, a monetary policy proposal advocating targeting the growth rate of he monetary base.McCallum earned a B.A.
and a B.Sc.
(in chemical engineering) from Rice University.
He then attended Harvard Business School to earn his M.B.A., before returning to Rice in order to obtain his Ph.D.
in economics. He became professor at Carnegie Mellon in 1981, after holding a professorship at the University of Virginia (1974–1982).
Among his doctoral students was Charles L.
Evans, the current president of the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago.