Editing Alan Greenspan (section)

==Early life and education==
Greenspan was born on March 6, 1926, in the [[Washington Heights, Manhattan|Washington Heights]] area of New York City. His father, Herbert Greenspan, was of [[Jews in Romania|Romanian Jewish]] descent, and his mother, Rose Goldsmith, was of [[Hungarian Jewish]] descent.{{Sfn|Greenspan|2007|p=19}} After his parents divorced, Greenspan grew up with his mother in the household of his maternal grandparents who were born in Russia.{{Sfn|Mallaby|2016|p=13}} His father worked as a stockbroker and consultant in New York City.{{Sfn|Martin|2000|p=[https://archive.org/details/greenspanmanbeh000mart/page/54 54]}}

Greenspan attended [[George Washington High School (New York City)|George Washington High School]] from 1940 until he graduated in June 1943, where one of his classmates was [[John George Kemeny|John Kemeny]].{{Sfn|Greenspan|2007|p=24}} He played clarinet and saxophone along with [[Stan Getz]]. He further studied clarinet at the [[Juilliard School]] from 1943 to 1944.{{Sfn|Martin|2000|pp=[https://archive.org/details/greenspanmanbeh000mart/page/11 11–13]}} Among his bandmates in the [[Woody Herman|Woody Herman band]]<ref>{{Cite web |title=Leonard Garment |url=https://www.arts.gov/honors/medals/leonard-garment |access-date=2024-09-03 |website=www.arts.gov |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Johnny Mandel Biography |url=https://www.musicianguide.com/biographies/1608002575/Johnny-Mandel.html |access-date=2024-09-03 |website=www.musicianguide.com}}</ref> was [[Leonard Garment]], [[Richard Nixon]]'s [[White House Counsel|special counsel]].<ref>{{Cite book |last=Leonard Garment |url=https://archive.org/details/crazyrhythmmyjou00garm_0/mode/2up |title=Crazy rhythm |date=2001 |publisher=Da Capo Press |others=Internet Archive |isbn=978-0-306-81082-4}}</ref> In 1945, Greenspan attended [[New York University Stern School of Business|New York University's Stern School of Business]], where he earned a B.A. degree in economics ''[[summa cum laude]]'' in 1948{{Sfn|Martin|2000|p=27}} and an [[Master of Arts|M.A.]] degree in economics in 1950.{{Sfn|Greenspan|2007|p=33}} At [[Columbia University]], he pursued advanced economic studies under [[Arthur Burns]] but withdrew because of his increasing work demand at Townsend-Greenspan & Company.{{Sfn|Martin|2000|pp=[https://archive.org/details/greenspanmanbeh000mart/page/27 27–31]}}

In 1977, Greenspan obtained a Ph.D. in economics from New York University. His dissertation is not available from the university<ref>{{cite news |first=Jim |last=McTague |title=Dr. Greenspan's Amazing Invisible Thesis |url=http://online.barrons.com/article/SB120675340444773623.html?mod=b_hpp_9_0002_b_this_weeks_magazine_home_right |work=[[Barron's (newspaper)|Barron's]] |date=March 31, 2008 |access-date=October 17, 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130406132920/http://online.barrons.com/article/SB120675340444773623.html?mod=b_hpp_9_0002_b_this_weeks_magazine_home_right |archive-date=April 6, 2013 |url-status=live  }}</ref> since it was removed at Greenspan's request in 1987, when he became chairman of the Federal Reserve Board. In April 2008, however, ''[[Barron's (newspaper)|Barron's]]'' obtained a copy and notes that it includes "a discussion of soaring housing prices and their effect on consumer spending; it even anticipates a bursting housing bubble".<ref>{{cite news |first=Jim |last=McTague |title=Looking at Greenspan's Long-Lost Thesis |url=http://online.barrons.com/public/article/SB120917419049046805.html?mod=mktw |work=[[Barron's (newspaper)|Barron's]] |date=April 28, 2008 |access-date=July 25, 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130216052633/http://online.barrons.com/public/article/SB120917419049046805.html?mod=mktw |archive-date=February 16, 2013 |url-status=live  }}</ref>