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Wesley Clair Mitchell, American economist and academic (died 1948)

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Wesley Clair Mitchell

American economist (1874–1948)

Wesley Clair Mitchell was an American economist known for his empirical work on business cycles and for guiding the National Bureau of Economic Research in its first decades.
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August 5

Day of the year

August 5 is the 217th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar; 148 days remain until the end of the year.
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