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We expect the global economy to come to a virtual halt
IMF says world economies in virtual stall Jan 28, 2009
Governments must counteract the sharp drop in consumption and investment demand
Walker's World: Will the crisis end in 09? Dec 29, 2008
The current numbers should not fool governments into thinking that the crisis is over
IMF warns recovery could fade Oct 01, 2009
This would be good news for U.S. growth. But this is clearly not enough, by itself to sustain growth in the United States
IMF economist says higher yuan will help Feb 16, 2010
While we remain cautiously optimistic about the pace of recovery, there are clearly dangers ahead
World economy Jul 08, 2010
Olivier Jean Blanchard (born December 27, 1948, Amiens, France) is currently the chief economist at the International Monetary Fund, a post he has held since September 1, 2008. He is also the Class of 1941 Professor of Economics at MIT, though he is currently on leave. Blanchard is one of the most cited economists in the world, according to IDEAS/RePEc .
Blanchard earned his Ph.D. in Economics in 1977 at MIT. He taught at Harvard University between 1977 and 1983, after which he returned to MIT as a professor. Between 1998 and 2003 Blanchard served as the Chairman of the Economics Department at MIT. He is also an advisor for the Federal Reserve Banks of Boston (since 1995) and New York (since 2004).
Blanchard has published numerous research papers in the field of macroeconomics, as well as undergraduate and graduate macroeconomics textbooks (including his extremely popular Macroeconomics).