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Michael Bruno

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Who

Michael Bruno · Economics & Business

What

Economist

When

1932, Hamburg, Germany — 1996, Jerusalem, Israel

Where

Israel · United States

Biography

Michael Bruno is recognized among Jewish contributors to Economics & Business — Economist

How & why

Michael Bruno was an Israeli economist who, as governor of the Bank of Israel, helped design the 1985 stabilization plan that broke Israel's runaway inflation. He later served as chief economist of the World Bank and did influential research on inflation and growth. A Jewish scholar born in Hamburg, he emigrated to Mandatory Palestine as a child and became a leading figure in economic policy.

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Source: Jinfo.org — Jewish Economists