#  In Memoriam  

 



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**Richard Cooper** [ *WPos*t](https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/obituaries/richard-cooper-harvard-economist-who-advised-presidents-dies-at-86/2021/01/08/0bad4db2-5037-11eb-83e3-322644d82356_story.html). [*Harvard Gazette*](https://news.harvard.edu/gazette/story/2021/01/international-economist-richard-cooper-dies-at-86). [FAS Memorial Minute](/file_url/935) .  
Jin Cooper: "[In Memory of My Husband](/file_url/936)." [Pres.J.Carter](https://economics.harvard.edu/files/economics/files/prof._richard_n._cooper_1934-2020.docx?m=1610043998). JF: [Blog](http://www.jeffrey-frankel.com/2020/12/24/in-memory-of-richard-cooper/); "[3 on Currenc](https://www.project-syndicate.org/commentary/cooper-mundell-williamson-exchange-rate-regimes-by-jeffrey-frankel-2021-04?barrier=accesspaylog)y [Arrangements](https://voxeu.org/article/what-three-economists-taught-us-about-currency-arrangements)."   
Econ.Dept. tribute May 15, 2021: [Program](/file_url/933); [RC slideshow](https://drive.google.com/file/d/11W9aIOpKW-U8bAMSIJcwRxuISQph5is-/view); [JF remarks ](/file_url/934)  
[Recording of the tribute at Econ. webpage.](https://economics.harvard.edu/news/memoriam-richard-n-cooper-1934-2020)

[Rudiger Dornbusch ](http://econ-www.mit.edu/faculty/dornbusch/) [Krugman on RD](https://archive.nytimes.com/krugman.blogs.nytimes.com/2013/12/13/rudi-dornbusch-and-the-salvation-of-international-macroeconomics-wonkish/?te=1&nl=paul-krugman&emc=edit_pk_20220715); [Rogoff on RD](https://www.imf.org/external/pubs/ft/staffp/2001/00-00/pdf/kr.pdf).. Pics: [RD+JF](/file_url/340); [RD+FG](/file_url/341); [car + KR](/file_url/338).  
[Martin](http://www.nber.org/feldstein/) [Feldstein](https://scholar.harvard.edu/feldstein/home) pic: [MF+JF2009](/file_url/414)

[**Stan**](https://www.piie.com/publications/policy-briefs/2023/stan-man-stanley-fischer-and-mit)[ **Fischer**](https://news.mit.edu/2025/stanley-fischer-towering-figure-economics-dies-0603) ([Fed](https://www.theguardian.com/business/2013/dec/27/stanley-fischer-great-choice-federal-reserve)[ Vice](https://www.belfercenter.org/publication/stan-fischer-fed-and-sub-par-us-growth)-[chairman](https://www.federalreserve.gov/aboutthefed/bios/board/fischer.htm))

[Charles Kindleberger ](http://econ-www.mit.edu/faculty/kindleberger/)  
[Franco Modiglian](https://news.mit.edu/2003/modigliani-1001)[i ](http://mitsloan.mit.edu/fm-memorial/)  
[Bernie](https://swarthmorephoenix.com/2004/11/30/economics-professor-bernard-saffran-passes-away-monday/) [Saffran](https://prabook.com/web/bernard.saffran/199215) (2005 Swarthmore [lecture](https://www.swarthmore.edu/sites/default/files/assets/documents/economics/SmorePiersonLectApr18May4.pdf), incl. some reminiscences re Bernie)  
[Paul Samuelson](http://econ-www.mit.edu/faculty/samuelson)