Zanny Minton Beddoes
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Zanny Minton Beddoes is the Economics editor for the Economist
magazine. She is responsible for coverage of the American economy, Western economic policy
and issues relating to globalization
. She has been an influential commentator on the late-2000s recession.
, as a Kennedy Scholar. After graduation, she was recruited as an adviser to the Minister of Finance in Poland, as part of a small group headed by Professor Jeffrey Sachs
of Harvard University
. She then spent two years as an economist at the International Monetary Fund
(IMF), where she worked on macroeconomic adjustment programs in Africa
and the transition economies of Eastern Europe
. Through this work, she joined the Economist
in 1994 as the magazine’s correspondent based for emerging-markets in London, and quickly rose to become Economics’ editor for the magazine in 1996.
; the future of the IMF; and economic reform in emerging economies. She has been published in Foreign Affairs
and Foreign Policy
, contributed chapters to several conference volumes, and edited Emerging Asia (Asian Development Bank, 1997), a book on the future of emerging-markets in Asia.
In May 1998, she provided expert testimony on the introduction of the Euro
to the United States House Financial Services Subcommittee on International Monetary Policy and Trade
, a subcommittee of the House Committee on Financial Services
She gave the 28th Annual Max Rosenn Lecture on "Stress-Testing America's Prosperity" and has spoken at Princeton with Peter Orszag
, Director of Director of the Office of Management and Budget, and Professor Alan Blinder
, Chair of the Center for Economic Policy Studies, Princeton. Their discussion was called "How Did We Get Into this Mortgage Mess, and How Do We Get Out?".
Beddoes is a regular commentator on Marketplace and other public radio programs. She has also appeared on CNN
, the BBC World Service
, MacNeil–Lehrer Newshour, CNBC
, NBC
, and Public Interest. She is a regular panelist on Tucker Carlson Unfiltered.
and a member of the Research Advisory Board of the Committee for Economic Development.
The Economist
The Economist is an English-language weekly news and international affairs publication owned by The Economist Newspaper Ltd. and edited in offices in the City of Westminster, London, England. Continuous publication began under founder James Wilson in September 1843...
magazine. She is responsible for coverage of the American economy, Western economic policy
Economic policy
Economic policy refers to the actions that governments take in the economic field. It covers the systems for setting interest rates and government budget as well as the labor market, national ownership, and many other areas of government interventions into the economy.Such policies are often...
and issues relating to globalization
Globalization
Globalization refers to the increasingly global relationships of culture, people and economic activity. Most often, it refers to economics: the global distribution of the production of goods and services, through reduction of barriers to international trade such as tariffs, export fees, and import...
. She has been an influential commentator on the late-2000s recession.
Biography
She was educated at Oxford University and attended Harvard UniversityHarvard University
Harvard University is a private Ivy League university located in Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States, established in 1636 by the Massachusetts legislature. Harvard is the oldest institution of higher learning in the United States and the first corporation chartered in the country...
, as a Kennedy Scholar. After graduation, she was recruited as an adviser to the Minister of Finance in Poland, as part of a small group headed by Professor Jeffrey Sachs
Jeffrey Sachs
Jeffrey David Sachs is an American economist and Director of The Earth Institute at Columbia University. One of the youngest economics professors in the history of Harvard University, Sachs became known for his role as an adviser to Eastern European and developing country governments in the...
of Harvard University
Harvard University
Harvard University is a private Ivy League university located in Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States, established in 1636 by the Massachusetts legislature. Harvard is the oldest institution of higher learning in the United States and the first corporation chartered in the country...
. She then spent two years as an economist at 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...
(IMF), where she worked on macroeconomic adjustment programs in Africa
Africa
Africa is the world's second largest and second most populous continent, after Asia. At about 30.2 million km² including adjacent islands, it covers 6% of the Earth's total surface area and 20.4% of the total land area...
and the transition economies of Eastern Europe
Eastern Europe
Eastern Europe is the eastern part of Europe. The term has widely disparate geopolitical, geographical, cultural and socioeconomic readings, which makes it highly context-dependent and even volatile, and there are "almost as many definitions of Eastern Europe as there are scholars of the region"...
. Through this work, she joined the Economist
The Economist
The Economist is an English-language weekly news and international affairs publication owned by The Economist Newspaper Ltd. and edited in offices in the City of Westminster, London, England. Continuous publication began under founder James Wilson in September 1843...
in 1994 as the magazine’s correspondent based for emerging-markets in London, and quickly rose to become Economics’ editor for the magazine in 1996.
Influence as Economics’ Editor of the Economist
She has written surveys of the World Economy, Latin American finance, global finance and Central Asia. She has written extensively about the American economy and international financial policy; the enlargement of the European UnionEuropean Union
The European Union is an economic and political union of 27 independent member states which are located primarily in Europe. The EU traces its origins from the European Coal and Steel Community and the European Economic Community , formed by six countries in 1958...
; the future of the IMF; and economic reform in emerging economies. She has been published in Foreign Affairs
Foreign Affairs
Foreign Affairs is an American magazine and website on international relations and U.S. foreign policy published since 1922 by the Council on Foreign Relations six times annually...
and Foreign Policy
Foreign Policy
Foreign Policy is a bimonthly American magazine founded in 1970 by Samuel P. Huntington and Warren Demian Manshel.Originally, the magazine was a quarterly...
, contributed chapters to several conference volumes, and edited Emerging Asia (Asian Development Bank, 1997), a book on the future of emerging-markets in Asia.
In May 1998, she provided expert testimony on the introduction of the Euro
Euro
The euro is the official currency of the eurozone: 17 of the 27 member states of the European Union. It is also the currency used by the Institutions of the European Union. The eurozone consists of Austria, Belgium, Cyprus, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg,...
to the United States House Financial Services Subcommittee on International Monetary Policy and Trade
United States House Financial Services Subcommittee on International Monetary Policy and Trade
The United States House Financial Services Subcommittee on International Monetary Policy and Trade is a subcommittee of the House Committee on Financial Services...
, a subcommittee of the House Committee on Financial Services
She gave the 28th Annual Max Rosenn Lecture on "Stress-Testing America's Prosperity" and has spoken at Princeton with Peter Orszag
Peter Ország
Peter Ország is a Slovak ice hockey referee, who referees in the Slovak Extraliga.-Career:He has officiated many international tournaments including the Winter Olympics. He has been named Slovak referee of the year....
, Director of Director of the Office of Management and Budget, and Professor Alan Blinder
Alan Blinder
Alan Stuart Blinder is an American economist. He serves at Princeton University as the Gordon S. Rentschler Memorial Professor of Economics and Public Affairs in the Economics Department, Vice Chairman of The Observatory Group, and as co-director of Princeton’s Center for Economic Policy Studies,...
, Chair of the Center for Economic Policy Studies, Princeton. Their discussion was called "How Did We Get Into this Mortgage Mess, and How Do We Get Out?".
Beddoes is a regular commentator on Marketplace and other public radio programs. She has also appeared on CNN
CNN
Cable News Network is a U.S. cable news channel founded in 1980 by Ted Turner. Upon its launch, CNN was the first channel to provide 24-hour television news coverage, and the first all-news television channel in the United States...
, the BBC World Service
BBC World Service
The BBC World Service is the world's largest international broadcaster, broadcasting in 27 languages to many parts of the world via analogue and digital shortwave, internet streaming and podcasting, satellite, FM and MW relays...
, MacNeil–Lehrer Newshour, CNBC
CNBC
CNBC is a satellite and cable television business news channel in the U.S., owned and operated by NBCUniversal. The network and its international spinoffs cover business headlines and provide live coverage of financial markets. The combined reach of CNBC and its siblings is 390 million viewers...
, NBC
NBC
The National Broadcasting Company is an American commercial broadcasting television network and former radio network headquartered in the GE Building in New York City's Rockefeller Center with additional major offices near Los Angeles and in Chicago...
, and Public Interest. She is a regular panelist on Tucker Carlson Unfiltered.
Director, Carnegie Endowment for International Peace
She is a trustee of the Carnegie Endowment for International PeaceCarnegie Endowment for International Peace
The Carnegie Endowment for International Peace is a foreign-policy think tank based in Washington, D.C. The organization describes itself as being dedicated to advancing cooperation between nations and promoting active international engagement by the United States...
and a member of the Research Advisory Board of the Committee for Economic Development.