Diego Comin is a professor of economics at

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Background and research

Comin's research focuses on

macroeconomics Macroeconomics (from the Greek prefix ''makro-'' meaning "large" + ''economics'') is a branch of economics dealing with performance, structure, behavior, and decision-making of an economy as a whole. For example, using interest rates, taxes, and ...

technology Technology is the application of knowledge to reach practical goals in a specifiable and reproducible way. The word ''technology'' may also mean the product of such an endeavor. The use of technology is widely prevalent in medicine, science, ...

, and

innovation economics Innovation economics is new and growing field of economic theory and applied and experimental economics that emphasizes innovation and entrepreneurship. It comprises both the application of any type of innovations, especially technological, but ...

. He has written on the effects of technology shifts and whether they act to challenge economic disparities, or only exacerbate existing wealth divisions. His research has been published in a number of top economic journals such as the ''

American Economic Review The ''American Economic Review'' is a monthly peer-reviewed academic journal published by the American Economic Association. First published in 1911, it is considered one of the most prestigious and highly distinguished journals in the field of ec ...

''. ''

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'', ''

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'' and ''

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'' have all featured his commentary or work. In addition to teaching undergraduate courses, he is a Research Fellow at the Center for Economic Policy Research and a Faculty Research Fellow for the

NBER The National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER) is an American private nonprofit research organization "committed to undertaking and disseminating unbiased economic research among public policymakers, business professionals, and the academic ...

. Comin is also a fellow for the Institute of New Economic Thinking.http://dartmouth.edu/faculty-directory/sites/dartmouth.edu.faculty-directory/files/comin_diego_cv_may2017.pdf From 2013-15, Comin advised the prime minister of Malaysia on the country's development strategy and cofounded the Malaysian Public-Private Research Network. He has recently served as a consultant to

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. Comin previously served as an associate professor of business administration at

Harvard Business School Harvard Business School (HBS) is the graduate business school of Harvard University, a private research university in Boston, Massachusetts. It is consistently ranked among the top business schools in the world and offers a large full-time MBA p ...

, where he won the Apgar Prize for Innovation in Teaching, from 2007-2014. He was an assistant professor of economics at

New York University New York University (NYU) is a private research university in New York City. Chartered in 1831 by the New York State Legislature, NYU was founded by a group of New Yorkers led by then-Secretary of the Treasury Albert Gallatin. In 1832, the ...

from 2000-2007.

Education

Comin graduated from

Universitat Pompeu Fabra Pompeu Fabra University ( ca, Universitat Pompeu Fabra, UPF, ; es, link=no, Universidad Pompeu Fabra) is a public university located in the city of Barcelona, Catalonia in Spain. The university was created by the Autonomous Government of Catalo ...

in 1995 with a B.A. in economics and from

Harvard University Harvard University is a private Ivy League research university in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Founded in 1636 as Harvard College and named for its first benefactor, the Puritan clergyman John Harvard, it is the oldest institution of higher le ...

in 2000 with a Ph.D. and M.A. in economics.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Comin, Diego Dartmouth College faculty Harvard Graduate School of Arts and Sciences alumni Living people Year of birth missing (living people) Pompeu Fabra University alumni