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Robert Mundell
Developing the theory of optimum currency areas
International Economics · Monetary Theory
- Born
- 24 October 1932
- Birthplace
- Kingston
- Died
- 4 April 2021
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Robert Mundell
Robert Mundell was a Canadian economist who studied exchange rates, economic policy and currency unions. He received the 1999 economics Nobel for work on monetary and fiscal policy and optimum currency areas.
Early life
Canadian education
Born in Kingston, Ontario, he grew up partly in British Columbia. He studied at the University of British Columbia and completed a doctorate at MIT after further study in London.
Career
- 1961
International Monetary Fund
Joined the IMF research staff.
- 1960s
Chicago
Combined academic research with teaching at the University of Chicago.
- 1974
Columbia
Joined Columbia University, remaining associated with it for the rest of his life.
- 1999
Economics Nobel
Received the prize for research on policy under different exchange-rate systems and on currency areas.
Selected work
International Economics
Collected his work on international trade and monetary questions.
Monetary Theory
Examined inflation, interest and growth in the world economy.
Beyond work
Tuscany
He lived for many years in Monteriggioni with his wife, Valerie Natsios-Mundell. They had a son in 1997.
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