Kristin Forbes
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Kristin J. Forbes (born August 21, 1970)[1] is an American macroeconomist and policy adviser currently serving as the Jerome and Dorothy Lemelson Professor of Management and Global Economics at the MIT Sloan School of Management.[2] She was formerly a member of the White House Council of Economic Advisers, and an external member of the Monetary Policy Committee of the Bank of England.[2] Forbes' research focuses on international macroeconomics, monetary economics, and macroprudential policy.[2] Alongside her academic appointments, she sits on advisory boards to the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, International Monetary Fund, and Bank for International Settlements.[2]
Kristin Forbes Honorary CBE | |
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External Member of the Bank of England Monetary Policy Committee | |
In office July 2014 – June 2017 | |
Governor | Mark Carney |
Preceded by | Ben Broadbent |
Succeeded by | Silvana Tenreyro |
Member of the White House Council of Economic Advisers | |
In office May 2003 – June 2005 | |
President | George W. Bush |
Preceded by | Randall Kroszner |
Succeeded by | Matthew J. Slaughter Katherine Baicker |
Personal details | |
Born | (1970-08-21) 21 August 1970 (age 53) Concord, New Hampshire, United States |
Spouse | Steve Calhoun |
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Academic career | |
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Field | Macroeconomics International economics Monetary economics |
Doctoral advisor | Rudi Dornbusch • Paul Krugman • Jaume Ventura |
Awards | NSF GRF Ford Foundation Fellowship Michael Brennan Award |
Information at IDEAS / RePEc | |