Kenneth Rogoff

Kenneth Rogoff
Rogoff in 2026
Born (1953-03-22) March 22, 1953 (age 73)
Occupation(s)Economist, chess player
EmployerHarvard University

Kenneth Rogoff (born March 22 , 1953) is an American economist and chess grandmaster. He is a professor of economics at Harvard University. He is known for his research on financial crises and international economics.

Education

Rogoff studied at Yale University and graduated in 1975. He received a Ph.D. in economics from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 1980.

Career

Rogoff studies macroeconomics, international finance, and financial crises. From 2001 to 2003, he was the chief economist of the International Monetary Fund (IMF).

He wrote the 1996 book Foundations of International Macroeconomics with Maurice Obstfeld. In 2009, he and Carmen Reinhart published This Time Is Different: Eight Centuries of Financial Folly. The book studies financial crises in many countries over hundreds of years.

Chess

Rogoff was also a successful chess player. In 1978, he received the title of international grandmaster, the highest title awarded by the International Chess Federation.

References

  1. ↑ "Curriculum Vitae". Harvard University.
  2. 1 2 "Kenneth Rogoff". Department of Economics. Harvard University.
  3. 1 2 3 "Kenneth Rogoff – Biographical Information". International Monetary Fund. 28 October 2005.

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