Alberto Alesina, born in Italy in 1957, is the Nathaniel Ropes Professor of
Political Economy at Harvard University. He served as Chairman of the Department of
Economics from 2003 - 2006. He obtained his Ph.D. from Harvard in 1986. He is also a
member of the National Bureau of Economic Research and the Center for Economic
Policy Research. He is a member of the Econometric Society and of the American
Academy of Arts and Sciences.
Political Economy at Harvard University. He served as Chairman of the Department of
Economics from 2003 - 2006. He obtained his Ph.D. from Harvard in 1986. He is also a
member of the National Bureau of Economic Research and the Center for Economic
Policy Research. He is a member of the Econometric Society and of the American
Academy of Arts and Sciences.
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Friday, March 30, 2012, 9:23pm