Robert Pollin
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Robert N. Pollin is an American
economist and activist. He is a professor of economics at the University of Massachusetts-Amherst and founding co-director of its Political Economy Research Institute (PERI).
He was the economic spokesperson in Jerry Brown
's 1992 campaign for President of the United States.
He is the son of Abe Pollin
, the owner of the NBA's Washington Wizards.
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economist and activist. He is a professor of economics at the University of Massachusetts-Amherst and founding co-director of its Political Economy Research Institute (PERI).
He was the economic spokesperson in Jerry Brown
Jerry Brown
Edmund Gerald "Jerry" Brown, Jr. is an American politician. Brown served as the 34th Governor of California , and is currently serving as the 39th California Governor...
's 1992 campaign for President of the United States.
He is the son of Abe Pollin
Abe Pollin
Abe Pollin was the owner of a number of professional sports teams including the Washington Capitals in the National Hockey League , the Washington Mystics in the Women's National Basketball Association , and the Washington Wizards in the National Basketball Association...
, the owner of the NBA's Washington Wizards.
Books
- The Macroeconomics of Saving, Finance, and Investment (1997)
- Globalization and Progressive Economic Policy (ed., with Dean BakerDean BakerDean Baker is an American macroeconomist and co-founder of the Center for Economic and Policy Research, with Mark Weisbrot. He previously was a senior economist at the Economic Policy Institute and an assistant professor of economics at Bucknell University. He has a Ph.D...
and Gerald EpsteinGerald EpsteinGerald N. Epstein is an American psychiatrist who uses mental imagery and other mental techniques to treat physical and emotional problems...
; 1998) - Contours of Descent: US Economic Fractures and the Landscape of Global Austerity (2003)
- The Living Wage: Building a Fair Economy (with Stephanie Luce)
- Transforming the US Financial System (ed., with Gary Dymski and Gerald EpsteinGerald EpsteinGerald N. Epstein is an American psychiatrist who uses mental imagery and other mental techniques to treat physical and emotional problems...
)
External links
- Lead article by Robert Pollin in a wonderful written forum at the Boston Review on full employment, with articles by many authors
- Tools for a New Economy: Proposals for a Financial Regulatory System by Robert Pollin in the Boston ReviewBoston ReviewBoston Review is a bimonthly American political and literary magazine. The magazine covers, specifically, political debates, literature, and poetry...
- How Unleashed Capitalism Produces Economic Crises: What is to be done? Video of talk at University of Minnesota, February, 2009
- Curriculum Vitae (March 2009)