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Simon Johnson (economist)
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Simon Johnson is a British American
economist. He is the 'Ronald A. Kurtz Professor of Entrepreneurship at the MIT Sloan School of Management
and a senior fellow at the Peterson Institute for International Economics. He has held a wide variety of academic and policy-related positions, including Professor of Economics at Duke University
's Fuqua School of Business
. From March 2007 through the end of August 2008, he was Chief Economist of the International Monetary Fund
.
He is author, with James Kwak
, of the 2010 book 13 Bankers: The Wall Street Takeover and the Next Financial Meltdown (ISBN 978-0307379054), with whom he has also co-founded and regularly contributes to the economics blog The Baseline Scenario.
in economics
from MIT, an M.A.
from the University of Manchester, and his B.A.
is from the University of Oxford.
and a Research Fellow at the Centre for Economic Policy Research
. He is also a member of the Congressional Budget Office
's Panel of Economic Advisers. In 2006-7 he was a visiting fellow at the Peterson Institute for International Economics. He is on the editorial board of four academic economics journals.
British American
British Americans are citizens of the United States whose ancestry originates wholly or partly in the United Kingdom . The term is seldom used by people to refer to themselves and is used primarily as a demographic or historical research term...
economist. He is the 'Ronald A. Kurtz Professor of Entrepreneurship at the MIT Sloan School of Management
MIT Sloan School of Management
The MIT Sloan School of Management is the business school of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, in Cambridge, Massachusetts....
and a senior fellow at the Peterson Institute for International Economics. He has held a wide variety of academic and policy-related positions, including Professor of Economics at Duke University
Duke University
Duke University is a private research university located in Durham, North Carolina, United States. Founded by Methodists and Quakers in the present day town of Trinity in 1838, the school moved to Durham in 1892. In 1924, tobacco industrialist James B...
's Fuqua School of Business
Fuqua School of Business
The Fuqua School of Business is the business school of Duke University in Durham, North Carolina, United States. It currently enrolls 1,340 students in degree-seeking programs...
. From March 2007 through the end of August 2008, he was Chief Economist of the International Monetary Fund
International Monetary Fund
The International Monetary Fund is an organization of 187 countries, working to foster global monetary cooperation, secure financial stability, facilitate international trade, promote high employment and sustainable economic growth, and reduce poverty around the world...
.
He is author, with James Kwak
James Kwak
James Kwak is best known as co-founder, in September, 2008, with Simon Johnson of a commentary on the global financial crisis, mostly focused on the situation in the USA. Kwak received his A.B. from Harvard University and his Ph.D...
, of the 2010 book 13 Bankers: The Wall Street Takeover and the Next Financial Meltdown (ISBN 978-0307379054), with whom he has also co-founded and regularly contributes to the economics blog The Baseline Scenario.
Education
Simon Johnson holds a Ph.D.Doctor of Philosophy
Doctor of Philosophy, abbreviated as Ph.D., PhD, D.Phil., or DPhil , in English-speaking countries, is a postgraduate academic degree awarded by universities...
in economics
Economics
Economics is the social science that analyzes the production, distribution, and consumption of goods and services. The term economics comes from the Ancient Greek from + , hence "rules of the house"...
from MIT, an M.A.
Master of Arts (postgraduate)
A Master of Arts from the Latin Magister Artium, is a type of Master's degree awarded by universities in many countries. The M.A. is usually contrasted with the M.S. or M.Sc. degrees...
from the University of Manchester, and his B.A.
Bachelor of Arts
A Bachelor of Arts , from the Latin artium baccalaureus, is a bachelor's degree awarded for an undergraduate course or program in either the liberal arts, the sciences, or both...
is from the University of Oxford.
Affiliations
Among other positions he is a Research Associate at the National Bureau of Economic ResearchNational Bureau of Economic Research
The National Bureau of Economic Research is an American private nonprofit research organization "committed to undertaking and disseminating unbiased economic research among public policymakers, business professionals, and the academic community." The NBER is well known for providing start and end...
and a Research Fellow at the Centre for Economic Policy Research
Centre for Economic Policy Research
The Centre for Economic Policy Research , a registered charity founded in 1983 by Richard Portes , FBA, CBE, is a network of over 700 researchers based mainly in universities throughout Europe, who collaborate through the centre in research and its dissemination...
. He is also a member of the Congressional Budget Office
Congressional Budget Office
The Congressional Budget Office is a federal agency within the legislative branch of the United States government that provides economic data to Congress....
's Panel of Economic Advisers. In 2006-7 he was a visiting fellow at the Peterson Institute for International Economics. He is on the editorial board of four academic economics journals.
External links
- Faculty profile at MIT
- Johnson's co-blog at MIT
- Profile at the International Monetary FundInternational Monetary FundThe International Monetary Fund is an organization of 187 countries, working to foster global monetary cooperation, secure financial stability, facilitate international trade, promote high employment and sustainable economic growth, and reduce poverty around the world...
- Column archive at Project SyndicateProject SyndicateProject Syndicate is an international not-for-profit newspaper syndicate and association of newspapers. It distributes commentaries and analysis by experts, activists, Nobel laureates, statesmen, economists, political thinkers, business leaders and academics to its member publications, and...
- Video (with audio-only available) of conversation with Johnson about economic issues on Bloggingheads.tvBloggingheads.tvBloggingheads.tv is a political, world events, philosophy, and science video blog discussion site in which the participants take part in an active back and forth conversation via webcam which is then broadcast online to viewers...
- Simon Johnson's economics blog "Baseline Scenario"
- Interview with BBC Peter Day's World of Business - Podcast
- MIT video presentation of "13 Bankers: The Wall Street Takeover and the Next Financial Meltdown"
- http://www.pbs.org/moyers/journal/04162010/profile.htmlApril 16 2010 appearance on Bill Moyer's Journal, joined by colleague James KwakJames KwakJames Kwak is best known as co-founder, in September, 2008, with Simon Johnson of a commentary on the global financial crisis, mostly focused on the situation in the USA. Kwak received his A.B. from Harvard University and his Ph.D...
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