Alberto Alesina
Italian economist and Harvard professor
Alberto Alesina was an Italian economist who taught political economy at Harvard University. He is the author of Austerity.
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Italian Born 1957 in Broni, Italy Died 2020
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About Alberto Alesina
Alberto Francesco Alesina was born on 29 April 1957 and died on 23 May 2020. From 2003 until he died, he was Harvard's Nathaniel Ropes Professor of Political Economy. He was known mainly for applying economic methods to social and political questions, including those linked to culture. He has been described as nearly the sole founder of the modern field of political economy, and some called him a strong candidate for the economics Nobel. His book Austerity is part of the BookBits catalog.