Alan Blinder
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Alan Stuart Blinder (/ˈblaɪndər/, born October 14, 1945) is an American economics professor at Princeton University and is listed among the most influential economists in the world according to IDEAS/RePEc.[1] He is a leading macro-economist, politically liberal, and a champion of Keynesian economics and policies.[2]
Alan Blinder | |
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15th Vice Chairman of the Federal Reserve | |
In office June 27, 1994 – January 31, 1996 | |
President | Bill Clinton |
Preceded by | David W. Mullins Jr. |
Succeeded by | Alice Rivlin |
Member of the Federal Reserve Board of Governors | |
In office June 27, 1994 – January 31, 1996 | |
President | Bill Clinton |
Preceded by | David W. Mullins Jr. |
Succeeded by | Alice Rivlin |
Personal details | |
Born | (1945-10-14) October 14, 1945 (age 78) New York City, U.S. |
Education | Princeton University (BA) London School of Economics (MS) Massachusetts Institute of Technology (PhD) |
Academic career | |
Field | Macroeconomics |
School or tradition | New Keynesian economics |
Doctoral advisor | Robert Solow |
Doctoral students | Julio Rotemberg |
Information at IDEAS / RePEc | |
Blinder served on President Bill Clinton's Council of Economic Advisers from January 1993 to June 1994[3] and as the vice chairman of the Federal Reserve from June 1994 to January 1996.[4]
His academic work has focused particularly on monetary policy and central banking,[5] and on the "offshoring" of jobs. His writing has been published in The New York Times, The Washington Post, as well as a monthly column in The Wall Street Journal.
Regarding the 2008 near-meltdown of major financial institutions, Blinder drew ten lessons for fellow economists, including "Excessive complexity is not just anti-competitive, it's dangerous."[6][7]