Francesco Giavazzi (born 11 August 1949 in
Bergamo
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) is an Italian
economist
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The individual may also study, develop, and apply theories and concepts from economics and write about economic policy. Within this ...
who is Professor of Economics at
Bocconi University
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, and a regular visiting professor at
MIT
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.
Biography
Giavazzi graduated in electrical engineering from the
Politecnico di Milano
The Polytechnic University of Milan () is the largest technical university in Italy, with about 42,000 students.
The university offers undergraduate, graduate and higher education courses in engineering, architecture and design.
Founded in 186 ...
university in 1972 and obtained a
PhD in economics from
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
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in 1978 under the supervision of
Rudi Dornbusch
Rüdiger Dornbusch (June 8, 1942 – July 25, 2002) was a German economist who worked in the United States for most of his career.
Early life and education
Dornbusch was born in Krefeld in present-day North Rhine-Westphalia. After completing his ...
.
In addition to being a professor at Bocconi University in Milan, he is a Research Fellow and a Trustee of
Centre for Economic Policy Research
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(CEPR), a member of the Strategic Committee of
Agence France Trésor, and of the Group of Economic Policy Advisers to the President of the
European Commission
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,
José Manuel Barroso
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. During 2004 he was the Houblon-Norman Fellow at the
Bank of England
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. During the
D'Alema government (1998–2000) he was a member of the Council of Economic Advisers to the Italian prime minister. He was Director General of the Italian Treasury responsible for debt management and
privatization
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s from 1992 to 1994.
From 1991 to 1999 he was an editor of the ''
European Economic Review
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''. He is also well known for his editorials in Italy's leading daily ''
Corriere della Sera
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First published on 5 March 1876, ''Corriere della Sera'' is one of It ...
''. He contributes to the economics web sites Voxeu.org and LaVoce.info.
In 2015, Giavazzi wrote a scathing denunciation of Greeks.
His polemic was criticized by Karl Whelan, a professor of economics at
University College Dublin
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.
References
External links
Web site of Francesco GiavazziWeb site of Voxeu.orgWeb site of LaVoce.info
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1949 births
Living people
Italian economists
Polytechnic University of Milan alumni
Bocconi University alumni