Robert King (economist)

Robert King
New classical economics
Born May 24, 1951 (1951-05-24) (age 60)
Nationality  United States
Institution Boston University
Field Macroeconomics
Monetary economics
Alma mater Brown University
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Robert G. King (born May 24, 1951) is a macroeconomist. He is currently Professor at the Department of Economics at Boston University, editor of the Journal of Monetary Economics, research consultant to the Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond, and a member of the National Bureau of Economic Research.

Before that he was a professor at the University of Rochester and then at the University of Virginia.

King has many distinguished students, including Jeremy Greenwood, Sergio Rebelo, and Julia Thomas. He is married to another macroeconomist, Marianne Baxter.

King's work spans many areas, including business cycle theory and measurement, real business cycle theory, monetary policy, and economic growth.

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