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Emmanuel Farhi

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Emmanuel Farhi · Economics & Business

What

Economist

When

1978, Paris, France — 2020, Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States

Where

France · United States

Biography

Emmanuel Farhi is recognized among Jewish contributors to Economics & Business — Economist

How & why

Farhi was a French economist and Harvard professor, widely regarded as one of the most brilliant macroeconomists of his generation before his death at 41. His research spanned public finance, international macroeconomics and monetary policy, including influential work on optimal taxation, the international monetary system and the propagation of shocks through economic networks. He was awarded the Bernácer Prize and was seen as a future contender for major economics honours. He was of Jewish background.

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Source: Jinfo.org — Jewish Economists