Economics
Princeton's Krueger, Ex-Economic Aide to Obama, Dies at 58
- Krueger was a respected, influential labor-market specialist
- Also served under Clinton as chief Labor Department economist
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Princeton University economist Alan Krueger, who served as chairman of President Barack Obama’s Council of Economic Advisers and was one of the profession’s top experts on the labor market, has died. He was 58.
The New Jersey school announced his death on its website Monday. His family later issued a statement saying that Krueger took his own life. Police found Krueger inside his home on Saturday morning and he was later pronounced dead, said Sergeant Fred Williams, a spokesman for the Princeton Police Department.