John B. Taylor
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John B. Taylor is an American economist best known for formulating the influential Taylor rule for monetary policy and for his contributions to modern macroeconomic and New Keynesian theory.
All labels observed (1)
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| John B. Taylor canonical | 5 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T414883 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: John B. Taylor Context triple: [New Keynesian economics, associatedWithEconomist, John B. Taylor]
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A.
David Romer
David Romer is an influential American macroeconomist known for his work on New Keynesian economics, advanced macroeconomic theory, and widely used graduate-level textbooks.
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B.
J. O. Taylor
J. O. Taylor was a cinematographer active during early Hollywood who worked on the landmark 1933 monster film "King Kong."
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C.
Thomas J. Biersteker
Thomas J. Biersteker is an American political scientist and international relations scholar known for his work on global governance, sanctions, and international security.
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D.
George Bergstrom
George Bergstrom was an American architect best known for designing the Pentagon, the headquarters of the United States Department of Defense.
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E.
James Volcker
James Volcker is the son of former Federal Reserve Chairman Paul A. Volcker.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: John B. Taylor Target entity description: John B. Taylor is an American economist best known for formulating the influential Taylor rule for monetary policy and for his contributions to modern macroeconomic and New Keynesian theory.
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A.
David Romer
David Romer is an influential American macroeconomist known for his work on New Keynesian economics, advanced macroeconomic theory, and widely used graduate-level textbooks.
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B.
J. O. Taylor
J. O. Taylor was a cinematographer active during early Hollywood who worked on the landmark 1933 monster film "King Kong."
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C.
Thomas J. Biersteker
Thomas J. Biersteker is an American political scientist and international relations scholar known for his work on global governance, sanctions, and international security.
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D.
George Bergstrom
George Bergstrom was an American architect best known for designing the Pentagon, the headquarters of the United States Department of Defense.
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E.
James Volcker
James Volcker is the son of former Federal Reserve Chairman Paul A. Volcker.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
academic
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economist ⓘ human ⓘ macroeconomist ⓘ |
| areaOfInfluence | Federal Reserve monetary policy debate ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Adam Smith Award
ⓘ
Alexander Hamilton Award (U.S. Treasury) ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Princeton University
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Stanford University ⓘ |
| employer |
Hoover Institution
ⓘ
Stanford University ⓘ |
| familyName | Taylor ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
New Keynesian economics
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economics ⓘ macroeconomics ⓘ monetary economics ⓘ |
| givenName | John ⓘ |
| hasAcademicAdvisor | Franklin M. Fisher ⓘ |
| hasAcademicDiscipline | economics ⓘ |
| hasWrittenWork |
“Discretion versus Policy Rules in Practice”
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“Macroeconomic Policy in a World Economy” ⓘ “Macroeconomics” ⓘ “Monetary Policy Rules” ⓘ
linked to:
Taylor rule
“Principles of Economics” ⓘ
linked to:
"Principles of Economics"
|
| influenced | central bank monetary policy frameworks ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Keynesian economics
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New Classical macroeconomics ⓘ |
| knownFor |
New Keynesian macroeconomic models
ⓘ
Taylor rule ⓘ monetary policy analysis ⓘ policy rules in macroeconomics ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| memberOf |
Republican Party (United States)
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linked to:
Republican Party
|
| name | John B. Taylor ⓘ |
| nationality | American ⓘ |
| notableIdea |
Taylor rule
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rules-based monetary policy ⓘ |
| notableWork | Taylor rule formulation for monetary policy ⓘ |
| occupation |
author
ⓘ
policy advisor ⓘ university teacher ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Professor of Economics at Stanford University
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Senior Fellow at Hoover Institution ⓘ Under Secretary of the Treasury for International Affairs of the United States ⓘ |
| researchInterest |
international macroeconomics
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macroeconomic stabilization ⓘ monetary policy rules ⓘ |
| workInstitution | Stanford University Department of Economics ⓘ |
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Referenced by (5)
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