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Robert Barro

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Robert Barro · Economics & Business

What

Economist

When

1944, New York City, USA

Where

United States

Biography

Robert Barro is recognized among Jewish contributors to Economics & Business — Economist

How & why

Robert Barro is an American macroeconomist at Harvard, among the most-cited economists alive, known for foundational work on Ricardian equivalence, rules versus discretion in policy, and the determinants of long-run economic growth. Born in New York City to a family with roots in the historically Jewish Carpathian town of Munkács (now Mukachevo), he is listed among Jewish economists by Jinfo.org.

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Source: Jinfo.org — Jewish Economists

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Source: Jinfo.org — Jewish Economists