Robert D. Manning (born 1957) is a former financial advisor in consumer credit and financial services. Up until 2008, Manning was a professor of finance at

Rochester Institute of Technology Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT) is a private research university in the town of Henrietta in the Rochester, New York, metropolitan area. The university offers undergraduate and graduate degrees, including doctoral and professional ...

's E. Philip Saunders College of Business.

Education

Manning has a BA from Duke University, a master's degree from

Northern Illinois University Northern Illinois University (NIU) is a public research university in DeKalb, Illinois. It was founded as Northern Illinois State Normal School on May 22, 1895, by Illinois Governor John P. Altgeld as part of an expansion of the state's system ...

, Economic History and Latin American Studies (1981) and a Ph.D. from The

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, Program in Comparative International Development (1989).

Career

He also specializes in U.S. and global banking deregulation, consumer debt, macro-economic trends in consumer economy, and U.S. labor market trends. He is also an authority on U.S. social inequality, Mexican economic development, immigration to the U.S., small business entrepreneurship, urban development issues, race and ethnic relations, and higher education financing. Manning has been interviewed on the topic of consumer debt on

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’s ''In the Money'',

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’s ''To the Point'', ''

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'' and ''

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'' — as well as making guest appearances on ''

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''. Manning is the author of ''Credit Card Nation'', and a recent in-depth study, “ Living With Debt” sponsored by

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.com, and is featured in

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’s documentary, “In Debt We Trust”, which was released in summer 2006. Manning is a fellow at the Filene Research Institute.

Bankruptcy

In June 2020 Manning filed for Bankruptcy in the Western District of New York
Bankruptcy case number 2-20-20482

Works

*''Credit Card Nation'', Basic Books, 2000. *''Living with Debt'', 2005.

References

External links

Rochester Institute of Technology's E. Philip Saunders College of Business"Filene Research Institute"
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