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Alberto Alesina (1957–2020)

In: The Palgrave Companion to Harvard Economics

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  • Carlo Favero

    (Università Commerciale Luigi Bocconi)

  • Francesco Giavazzi

    (Università Commerciale Luigi Bocconi)

  • Paola Giuliano

    (University of California)

  • Eliana Ferrara

    (Harvard University)

  • Guido Tabellini

    (Bocconi University and IGIER)

Abstract

Alberto Alesina was the Nathaniel Ropes Professor of Political Economy at Harvard University, from where he got his PhD, taught for more than three decades and where he also served as chairman of the Department of Economics from 2003 to 2006. Alberto was a member of the National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER) and the director of the NBER Political Economy Program, which he created in 2006. He was a co-editor of the Quarterly Journal of Economics, an associate editor of many academic journals and was an active columnist in leading newspapers around the world. His research interests included political economy, fiscal austerity, preferences for redistribution, ethnic diversity and the economics of culture.

Suggested Citation

  • Carlo Favero & Francesco Giavazzi & Paola Giuliano & Eliana Ferrara & Guido Tabellini, 2024. "Alberto Alesina (1957–2020)," Springer Books, in: Robert A. Cord (ed.), The Palgrave Companion to Harvard Economics, chapter 41, pages 1023-1038, Springer.
    • Handle: RePEc:spr:sprchp:978-3-031-52053-2_41
    DOI: 10.1007/978-3-031-52053-2_41
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