Kenneth Rogoff

Economist and chess grandmaster

Kenneth Rogoff - Economist and chess grandmaster
Born

March 22nd, 1953
72 years ago

Category

Thinkers & Philosophers

Country

United States

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An economist and chess grandmaster, contributed significantly to the fields of international finance and analysis of economic crises. Served as the Chief Economist at the International Monetary Fund and was a professor at Harvard University. Authored several influential books, including 'This Time Is Different: Eight Centuries of Financial Folly' with Carmen Reinhart, which analyzed historical financial crises. Participation in chess included competing at high levels, achieving the title of grandmaster and contributing to chess literature and theory.

Served as Chief Economist at the IMF

Co-authored 'This Time Is Different'

Achieved the title of chess grandmaster

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