Robert Mundell
Canadian economist (1932-2021)
Robert Alexander Mundell, CC (October 24, 1932 – April 4, 2021) was a Canadian economist. He was a professor of economics at Columbia University and the Chinese University of Hong Kong. Mundell was also known for the Mundell–Fleming model and Mundell–Tobin effect.
Robert Mundell | |
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 Mundell in 2013 | |
| Born | October 24, 1932 |
| Died | April 4, 2021 (aged 88) |
| Nationality | Canadian |
| Alma mater | London School of Economics UBC Vancouver School of Economics University of Washington Massachusetts Institute of Technology University of Waterloo |
| Known for | Mundell–Fleming model Optimum currency areas Research on the gold standard |
| Awards | Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences (1999) |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Monetary economics |
| Institutions | Johns Hopkins University (1959–61, 1997–98, 2000–01) University of Chicago (1965–72) Graduate Institute of International Studies in Geneva, Switzerland (1965–75) [1] University of Waterloo (1972–74) McGill University (1989–1990)[2] Columbia University (1974 – present) Chinese University of Hong Kong (2009 – present) |
| Doctoral advisor | Charles Kindleberger[3] |
| Doctoral students | Jacob A. Frenkel Rudi Dornbusch[4] Carmen Reinhart[5] |
| Influences | Ludwig Von Mises |
| Influenced | Arthur Laffer Jude Wanniski Michael Mussa |
He received the Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences in 1999 for his pioneering work in monetary dynamics and optimum currency areas. Mundell is known as the "father"[6] of the Euro, as he laid the groundwork for its introduction through this work and helped to start the movement known as supply-side economics which inspired Reaganomics.
Mundell died on April 4, 2021 in Siena, Tuscany from problems caused by bile duct cancer, aged 88.[7]
References change
- ↑ "The Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel 1999". NobelPrize.org.
- ↑ Nobel Prize Winners from Johns Hopkins University Archived January 16, 2013, at the Wayback Machine
- ↑ Essays in the theory of international capital movements page 3. Retrieved September 12, 2016.
- ↑ Fischer, Stanley (9 August 2002). "RUDI DORNBUSCH - by Stanley Fischer". Project Syndicate.
- ↑ Warsh, David (November 1, 2009). "What The Woman Lived". Economic Principals. Retrieved October 17, 2016.
- ↑ "Economist Mundell: Odds of Greek Euro Exit 25%". 16 June 2012. Archived from the original on 10 August 2018. Retrieved 15 February 2019 – via www.wsj.com.
- ↑ Domitrovic, Brian. "The Zeus Of Economics Has Died". Forbes. Retrieved 5 April 2021.
Other websites change
- Robert Mundell's homepage Archived 2008-05-10 at the Wayback Machine
- Single Global Currency Association – Bretton Woods 2024 Archived 2019-06-28 at the Wayback Machine
- his analysis of monetary and fiscal policy under different exchange rate regimes and his analysis of optimum currency areas.
- Economista canadiense. Profesor en la Columbia University de New York.[permanent dead link]
- The Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences
- The Kiel Institute Global Economy Prize
- Nobel biography for laureate Mundell Archived 2006-04-25 at the Wayback Machine
- "Robert A. Mundell (1932– )". The Concise Encyclopedia of Economics. Library of Economics and Liberty (2nd ed.). Liberty Fund. 2008.
- IDEAS/RePEc
- Robert A. Mundell at Goodreads
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