John Early (economist)

John F. Early is an American executive leader and mathematical economist
Early contributed to the field of economics and quality management through his writings and publications He has authored several articles and books on quality planning, statistical analysis, and continuous improvement.
==Career==
Early began his career at United States Bureau of Labor Statistics as an assistant commissioner, where he led the agency's efforts to improve data quality and measurement.
Early later joined the consulting firm Juran Institute as the chief operating officer. In this role, he helped organizations across industries improve their quality management systems and drive operational excellence.
Early also served as the chief customer officer and chief strategy officer of Wellpoint Inc, a Fortune 100 company that provides health insurance and healthcare services. In these roles, he was responsible for designing and implementing customer-focused strategies that improved the company's performance and profitability.
He is currently an adjunct scholar at the Cato Institute. Early's research focuses on topics such as income inequality, economic measurement, and Medicare reform. 
==The Myth of American Inequality==
Early's book and publications in the Wall Street Journal, co-authored with Phil Gramm, argue against the notion of income inequality and advocate for modest cuts to Medicare. 
The book argues that the federal government significantly and intentionally misreports income distribution in the US and overstates the degree of inequality and poverty in the world’s wealthiest nation. Skewed statistics have led to a skewed perception of life in America, and in turn to a skewed political debate on spending, taxing, and the social safety net. 
==Selected Publications==
* "Wealthy Americans Already Pay Their Share," Wall Street Journal, February 26 2020, A17, (With Phil Gramm)
* "The Truth About Income Inequality," Wall Street Journal, November 4, 2019, A17, (With Phil Gramm)
* "Americans are Richer Than We Think," Wall Street Journal, August 22, 2019, A17, (With Phil Gramm)
* Unplugging the Third Rail: Choices for Affordable Medicare, Cato Institute, Policy Analysis No. 871, Washington, D.C., June 6, 2019
* "The Myth of ‘Wage Stagnation,’" Wall Street Journal, May 18, 2019, A15, (With Phil Gramm)
* "Learning, Prosperity and Government: A Case Example of the National Institutes of Health," Cayman Financial Review, May 7, 2019, pp. 60-61
* "Economic Inequality: Are We Measuring It Right and What Does It Mean?" Cato Institute, Capitol Hill Forum, April 29, 2019
* "Pay people to be idle – you get what you pay for," Cayman Financial Review, Fourth Quarter, 2018, Issue Number 53, pp 52-54
* "Good News About Redistribution," Cayman Financial Review, Third Quarter, 2018, Issue Number 52, pp 51-54
* "The Myth of American Inequality," The Wall Street Journal, August 10, 2018, A 15, (with Phil Gramm)
* Reassessing the Facts about Inequality, Poverty, and Redistribution, Policy Analysis no. 839, Cato Institute, Washington, DC, April 24, 2018
* "Continuous Innovation Using Design for Six Sigma," Juran’s Quality Handbook: The Complete Guide to Performance Excellence, Seventh Edition, (McGraw Hill, New York), 2017, pp 477-508 (With Joseph De Feo)
* "Quality Planning and Design for New Goods and Services," Juran’s Quality Handbook: The Complete Guide to Performance Excellence, Seventh Edition, (McGraw Hill, New York), 2017, pp. 101-154 (With Joseph De Feo)
* "Six Sigma: Breakthrough to In-Process Effectiveness," Juran’s Quality Handbook: The Complete Guide to Performance Excellence, Seventh Edition, (McGraw Hill, New York), 2017, pp. 429-458 (With Joseph De Feo)
* "Role of Statistics in Quality," Juran’s Quality Handbook: The Complete Guide to Performance Excellence, Seventh Edition, (McGraw Hill, New York), 2017, pp 345-368
* Juran’s Quality Management and Analysis, Sixth Edition, (McGraw Hill, New York), 2013. (With Joseph A. DeFeo)
* "Quality by Design: Preventing Quality Failures at Their Source," Quality Digest, February 14, 2013
* Total Quality Management: A Practical Guide, (Juran Institute: Wilton, Connecticut), 1991
* Strategic Quality Planning, (Juran Institute: Wilton, Connecticut), 1992
* Quality Improvement for Health Care, (Juran Institute: Wilton, Connecticut), 1992
* "Improving the Measurement of Industrial Price Change," Monthly Labor Review, April 1978, pp. 7-15.
Category:American people
Category:Rice University alumni
Category:American business executives
Category:Mathematical economists