Michele Boldrin (b. 1956) is an Italian American economist, an expert in public policy, property rights, economic crisis and economic growth. He is currently a Joseph Gibson Hoyt Distinguished Professor in Arts and Sciences and chair of the Department of Economics at Washington University in St. Louis. Along with his colleague and coauthor David Levine, he was part of the group of 200 economists publicly opposing the 2009 Stimulus bill.[1] He later publicly defended his position on the issue, including a public debate with Brad DeLong.[2]
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Boldrin was born in Padova, Italy, and grew up in Venice.[3] He did his undergraduate studies in University of Venice. He then received his M.S. (1985) and Ph.D. (1987) in economics from University of Rochester in New York, under the supervision of Lionel McKenzie.[4] Before moving to St. Louis in the Fall of 2006, he worked at UCLA, Kellogg School of Management, Charles III University of Madrid, and University of Minnesota.
He is a Fellow of the Econometric Society, an Associate Editor of Econometrica, and the Editor of the Review of Economic Dynamics. He (co-)wrote four books and was a visiting professor in Barcelona, Rio de Janeiro, Mexico City and various other institutions.
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