Nouriel Roubini

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Nouriel Roubini (born on March 29, 1958 in Istanbul, Turkey[1]) is a professor of economics at New York University. He is also the chairman of Roubini Global Economics, a popular economics website.

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[edit] Early life and education

Roubini describes his early life as follows: "I was born into a relatively orthodox Jewish family in Iran, lived in Israel and Turkey, and then moved to Italy as a child. By the age of six, instead of going to a yeshiva, I went to a secular Jewish school where I interacted with kids from all sorts of different backgrounds. Had I gone to an Orthodox Jewish school, I would perhaps be orthodox now and may have never become a Global Nomad"[2]. Roubini resided in Italy from 1962-1983, and is currently a U.S. citizen[3]. He speaks English, Italian, Hebrew, and Farsi[4].

Roubini spent one year at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem before receiving his B.A. summa cum laude in Economics from the Bocconi University (Milan, Italy) in 1982. He received his Ph.D from Harvard University in 1988.

[edit] Career

He served in various roles at the Treasury Department, including Senior Advisor to the Under Secretary for International Affairs and Director of the Office of Policy Development and Review (July 1999 - June 2000). Previously, he was a Senior Economist for International Affairs on the Staff of the President's Council of Economic Advisors (July 1998 - July 1999). Currently, Professor Roubini is a Professor at the Stern School of Business at New York University. He has also held teaching positions at Yale University.

[edit] Writings

Professor Roubini is the author of several books, including: Bailouts or Bail-ins? Responding to Financial Crises in Emerging Economies, Political Cycles and the Macroeconomy, and International Financial Crises and the New International Financial Architecture.

[edit] Research

Professor Roubini's research interests include:

  • international macroeconomics and finance;
  • macroeconomics and fiscal policy;
  • political economy;
  • growth theory;
  • European monetary issues.

[edit] Current appointments

[edit] External links

[edit] References

  1. ^ http://pages.stern.nyu.edu/~nroubini/referen.htm
  2. ^ http://www.janera.com/janera_words.php?id=44
  3. ^ http://pages.stern.nyu.edu/~nroubini/referen.htm
  4. ^ http://pages.stern.nyu.edu/~nroubini/referen.htm
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