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Simon Johnson is the Ronald A. Kurtz (1954) Professor of Entrepreneurship at MIT's Sloan School of Management. He is also a senior fellow at the Peterson Institute for International Economics in Washington, D.C., a co-founder of BaselineScenario.com, a widely cited website on the global economy, and is a member of the Congressional Budget Office's Panel of Economic Advisers.

Mr. Johnson appears regularly on NPR's Planet Money podcast in the Economist House Calls feature, is a weekly contributor to NYT.com's Economix, and has a video blog feature on The New Republic's website. He is co-director of the NBER project on Africa and President of the Association for Comparative Economic Studies (term of office 2008-2009).

From March 2007 through the end of August 2008, Professor Johnson was the International Monetary Fund's Economic Counsellor (chief economist) and Director of its Research Department. At the IMF, Professor Johnson led the global economic outlook team, helped formulate innovative responses to worldwide financial turmoil, and was among the earliest to propose new forms of engagement for sovereign wealth funds. He was also the first IMF chief economist to have a blog.

His PhD is in economics from MIT, while his MA is from the University of Manchester and his BA is from the University of Oxford.

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Simon Johnson's Latest Articles | 101

John Dugan: Consumer Advocate Or Bank Defender?

Aug 5, 2009| 

In a quote potentially for the ages, John C. Dugan, Comptroller of the Currency since 2005, told the Senate Banking Committee yesterday, enforcement of consumer... Read »

How Are Community Bankers Helped by Consumer Rip-Offs Run by the Largest Banks?

Aug 3, 2009| 

The continuing ability of Big Finance to play our elected representatives, and thus the taxpayer, should surprise no one. This is about organized money against... Read »

Large vs Small Bank: What Is Ackermann’s Point?

Jul 31, 2009| 

Writing in the Financial Times yesterday, Josef Ackermann – CEO of Deutsche Bank (NYSE:DB) – argued that larger banks are not more dangerous to the health of... Read »

Traditional Chicago Economics Under Pressure: Thaler-Posner Debate

Jul 29, 2009| 

Richard Posner is against the proposed new Consumer Financial Protection Agency [CFPA]. This is, of course, not a surprise. Posner has always been an articulate... Read »

Who’s Afraid Of Consumer Protection from Financial Scams

Jul 28, 2009| 

The debate over re-regulation of the financial sector has finally, and irreversibly, turned partisan. This helps define issues in ways that may be more familiar... Read »

China’s Concerns About the Value of the Dollar

Jul 27, 2009| 2

On Monday and Tuesday of this week, Treasury Secretary Geithner – and Secretary of State Clinton – meet with a high-level Chinese delegation. (Could someone... Read »

After Peak Finance: Larry Summers’ Bubble

Jul 24, 2009| 

There are three kinds of “bubbles” – a term often used loosely when asset prices rise a great deal and then fall sharply, without an obvious corresponding... Read »

It Seems the Fed Just Wants to Defend Its Turf

Jul 23, 2009| 

Ben Bernanke is opposed to the creation of a new Consumer Financial Protection Agency.  Disregarding his organization’s disappointing track record in this regard,... Read »

What Will Barney Frank and His Committee Do?

Jul 22, 2009| 

At a hearing of the House Financial Services Committee yesterday, Barney Frank nicely summarized where we are with regard to re-regulation of our largest financial... Read »

Jamie Dimon v. Larry Summers

Jul 19, 2009| 

Jamie Dimon has won big.  JPMorgan Chase now stands alone, both in financial position and political clout – including special access to the White House and,... Read »

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