James poterba biography

American economist (born 1958)

James Michael "Jim" Poterba, FBA is an American economist who is the Mitsui Professor of Economics at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, and current National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER) president and chief executive officer.

Early life and education

Poterba was born in New York City. He attended Pennsbury High School in Pennsylvania, where he won the 1976 championship of the National Forensic League in policy debate.^[9] He completed his A.B., summa cum laude, in 1980 from Harvard University and completed his PhD in 1983 from Nuffield College, Oxford. He was a Marshall Scholar.^[8]

Academic career

Poterba started his career as an instructor in Economics at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. He became Professor of Economics at MIT in 1988. Today, he is the Mitsui Professor of Economics.^[8] He became the president of the National Bureau of Economic Research on 1 July 2

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James Poterba is the Mitsui Professor of Economics at MIT and the President of the National Bureau of Economic Research, a non-profit research organization with more than affiliated economists.

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James Poterba is the Mitsui Professor of Economics at the MassachusettsInstitute of Technology and the president and CEO of the National Bureau of Economic.

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James Poterba is the Mitsui Professor of Economics at MIT and the President of the National Bureau of Economic Research, a non-profit research organization with nearly affiliated economists.

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