Four Gen-Next Indian-Origin Economists In IMF List Of 25

Monday, 01 September 2014, 23:56 IST
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WASHINGTON: Four economists of Indian origin have been featured in in the International Monetary Fund's (IMF) list of 25 economists under 45 who are shaping the way one thinks about the global economy

The "Generation Next" list of "economists under 45 (who) will have the most influence in the coming decades on our understanding of the global economy," was compiled by IMF with information from "readers, assorted international economists and journal editors."

The list is published in the September issue of "Finance & Development."

Indian origin researchers on the list are Raj Chetty and Gita Gopinath from Harvard University, Parag Pathak from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and Amit Seru from the University of Chicago.

Dominated by Americans who share US nationality with countries such as France, India, Australia and Canada, the list also features economists of British, Russian, Argentinean and Pakistani origin.

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Source: IANS