John Kendrick dead at age 92.

• Position: NBER News - In memoriam - Brief article

John Kendrick, a long-time member of the senior research staff at the NBER, passed away on November 17, 2009, at the age of 92. In addition to his NBER role, he was a member of the economics faculty at George Washington University--where he had earned his Ph.D.--for many years. He also served as Chief Economist of the U.S. Department of Commence in the mid-1970s.

Kendrick made pioneering contributions to productivity analysis, national income accounting, and the...