Robert Mundell

Robert Alexander Mundell (born October 24, 1932) is a Canadian economist who graduated from the University of British Columbia in Vancouver. He attended MIT and London School of Economics and was top performer in his years there. He went on to win the 1999 Nobel Prize in Economics. He is affiliated with Columbia University's Economics department. In 2002 he was made a Companion of the Order of Canada.

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October 24 - 1932 - Canadian - University of British Columbia - Vancouver - MIT - London School of Economics - 1999 - Nobel Prize in Economics - Columbia University - Order of Canada

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Among his major contributions are:

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• Theoretical work on Optimal Currency Areas.
• Contributions to the development of the Euro
• Helped start the movement known as supply-side economics.
• Historical research on the operation of the gold standard in different eras.
• Predicted the inflation of the 1970s.
• Mundell-Fleming model
• Mundell-Tobin effect
 
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