Harvey Wilmeth, Founder
Harvey Wilmeth (1918-2007) founded the CRIE’s predecessor, the Center for Advanced
Macroeconomic Policy (CAMP), following his retirement in 1983
as Vice President and Economist at the Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance
Company in Milwaukee. Dr. Wilmeth served as
Research Director for the Center until his death in August 2007.
In addition to
his role as Research Director at CRIE, Dr. Wilmeth served as an officer
and director of Scot Industries, Inc.,
a family-owned manufacturing business with plants located throughout the United States.
Trained as a chemical engineer, Dr. Wilmeth became interested in macroeconomic theory
at an early age, partially in response to his experience with the Great Depression.
Over a period of 75 years, Dr. Wilmeth had an intense interest in macroeconomic
theory and policy with an additional emphasis on international issues.
Dr. Wilmeth’s lifetime of experience in engineering, business,
and finance gave him an unusually broad perspective on the analysis
of macroeconomic relationships and the policy implications of those
relationships. Dr. Wilmeth is remembered with respect and admiration by his many friends and
colleagues.
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