Iván Werning (born June 20, 1974) is an

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. He is a professor at the

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. A native of Argentina, Werning earned his B.A. from

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and his M.A. from

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, both in

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. Werning earned his Ph.D. at the

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in 2002. In the article "International bright young things" on 30 October 2008, ''

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'' listed Werning as one of the top 8 young economists in the world.

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Website at MIT
1974 births Living people 21st-century Argentine economists University of Chicago alumni MIT School of Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences faculty Fellows of the Econometric Society Fellows of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences {{Argentina-economist-stub