Hoyt, Elizabeth E.
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- Summary
- Elizabeth Ellis Hoyt was an American economist who focused on consumption economics and developing countries. Her work on analyzing and compiling cost-of-living metrics led to the creation of the Consumer Price Index in the United States. She was a professor of economics at Iowa State University, where she served on the faculty for 55 years. Wikipedia
- Gender or Sex
- Female [1]VIAF[3]Bibliothèque nationale de France[4]Library of Congress[5]Wikidata
- Unknown [2]Deutsche Nationalbibliothek (Germany)
- Born
- 1893 [2]Deutsche Nationalbibliothek (Germany)
- 1893-01-27 [5]Wikidata
- Birth Place
- Augusta [5]Wikidata
- Died
- 1980 [2]Deutsche Nationalbibliothek (Germany)
- 1980-11-22 [5]Wikidata
- Death Place
- Gleneden Beach [5]Wikidata
- Language
- English [3]Bibliothèque nationale de France
- Occupation
- economist [5]Wikidata
- anthropologist [5]Wikidata
- Employer
- Iowa State University [5]Wikidata
- Educated at
- Radcliffe College [5]Wikidata
- Country of Education
- United States [5]Wikidata
- Yale LUX
- Entity [5]Wikidata
- Oxford Reference
- Overview [5]Wikidata
- Sources
- 1. VIAF
- 2. Deutsche Nationalbibliothek (Germany)
- 3. Bibliothèque nationale de France
- 4. Library of Congress
- 5. Wikidata
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