Editing Arthur Laffer (section)

==Early life and education==

Laffer was born in [[Youngstown, Ohio]], the son of Marian Amelia "Molly" (née Betz), a homemaker and politician, and William Gillespie Laffer, president of the [[Clevite|Clevite Corporation]]. He was raised in the [[Cleveland, Ohio]] area.<ref>{{cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Q98jAQAAIAAJ&q=molly+betz+laffer |title=Who's who in California – Alice Catt Armstrong – Google Books |access-date=December 13, 2012 |year=1994 |last1=Armstrong |first1=Alice Catt |publisher=Who's Who Historical Society |isbn=9781880142059 |archive-date=January 19, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230119194637/https://books.google.com/books?id=Q98jAQAAIAAJ&q=molly+betz+laffer |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.laufferproductions.com/Surnames/3/2390.htm |title=Betz, Marian Amelia (Molly) |publisher=Laufferproductions.com |access-date=December 13, 2012 |archive-date=April 2, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120402050806/http://www.laufferproductions.com/Surnames/3/2390.htm |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.nytimes.com/1982/09/05/style/arthur-laffer-fiance-of-traci-hickman.html | work=[[The New York Times]] | title=Arthur Laffer Fiance Of Traci Hickman | date=September 5, 1982 | access-date=February 5, 2017 | archive-date=August 21, 2017 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170821090431/http://www.nytimes.com/1982/09/05/style/arthur-laffer-fiance-of-traci-hickman.html | url-status=live }}</ref> He is a Presbyterian,<ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1985-03-22-mn-29732-story.html | work=[[Los Angeles Times]] | first=Victor F. | last=Zonana | title=Eyeing Senate Seat : Economist Laffer: Life in Fast Lane | date=March 22, 1985 | access-date=February 18, 2020 | archive-date=April 27, 2016 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160427225238/http://articles.latimes.com/1985-03-22/news/mn-29732_1_laffer-curve | url-status=live }}</ref> and was graduated from Cleveland's [[University School]] high school in 1958.<ref>{{cite journal|journal=University School Alumni Journal|date=May 2018|page=Back Cover|title=It's the Economy}}</ref> Laffer earned a [[Bachelor of Arts|B.A.]] in economics from [[Yale University]] (1963) and an [[Master of Business Administration|M.B.A.]] (1965) and a [[Doctor of Philosophy|Ph.D.]] in economics (1972) from [[Stanford University]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.cnbc.com/2011/09/22/the-laffer-curve-cnbc-explains.html|title=The Laffer Curve: CNBC Explains|last=Koba|first=Mark|date=September 22, 2011|website=[[CNBC]]|access-date=January 28, 2019|archive-date=January 29, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190129064256/https://www.cnbc.com/id/44489779|url-status=live}}</ref>