John Early
Mathematical economist and author
John Early is a mathematical economist who has served as an assistant commissioner at the US Bureau of Labor Statistics. He co-wrote The Myth of American Inequality with Phil Gramm and Robert Ekelund.
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About John Early
Early began as a legislative assistant to a US Senator, and later became an assistant commissioner at the Bureau of Labor Statistics. He is also an adjunct scholar at the Cato Institute. In business, he has held senior roles at global consultancies focused on quality and financial performance, including chief operating officer of a firm specializing in quality and lean six sigma. He was also chief customer and chief strategy officer of a Fortune 100 company. His publications cover better ways to measure price change, labor force dynamics and healthcare improvement. In The Myth of American Inequality, written with Phil Gramm and Robert Ekelund, he examines errors in how income is measured. He lives in Charleston, South Carolina.