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Raghuram G. Rajan is the Economic Counselor and Director of Research at the International Monetary Fund , or more simply, its Chief Economist. He replaced Ken Rogoff at the IMF in September 2003. He is the youngest individual to hold the position (beginning at the age of 40). BACKGROUND In 1985, Rajan graduated from the Indian Institute Of Technology, Delhi , with a degree in Electrical Engineering, and then went on to earn an MBA at the Indian Institute Of Management, Ahmedabad . He received his Ph.D from the Massachusetts Institute Of Technology (MIT) in 1991. Prior to joining the IMF, Rajan was Joseph L. Gidwitz Distinguished Service Professor of Finance at the University Of Chicago GSB . He is currently on leave from the Chicago GSB to fulfill his IMF responsibilities. Rajan has also served as a visiting professor at MIT as well as at Northwestern University and the Stockholm School Of Economics PUBLICATIONS His most widely-read book, ''Saving Capitalism from the Capitalists,'' was co-authored with fellow Chicago GSB professor Luigi Zingales and published in 2004. He has also published papers in the '' Journal Of Financial Economics '', ''Journal of Finance'' and ''Oxford Review of Economic Policy''. |
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