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William Spriggs

American economist

Died when: 68 years 59 days (817 months)
Star Sign: Aries

 

William Spriggs

William Edward Spriggs (born 1955) was an American economist who worked as chair of the Howard University Department of Economics from 2005 to 2009 and assistant secretary of labor for policy from 2009 to 2012.

He is also a professor of economics at Howard University and chief economist for the AFL-CIO.Spriggs' work and research focuses on workforce discrimination, minimum wage, national and international labor standards, and pay equity.

He supports organized labor and liberal economics.Spriggs has been mentioned as a potential United States secretary of labor or member of the Federal Reserve Board of Governors.

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