Glenn Hubbard (economist)
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Robert Glenn Hubbard (born September 4, 1958) is an American economist and academic. He served as the Dean of the Columbia University Graduate School of Business from 2004 to 2019, where he remains the Russell L. Carson Professor of Finance and Economics.[2] On September 13, 2018, he announced that he would retire from his position after his contract expired on June 30, 2019. Hubbard previously served as Deputy Assistant Secretary at the U.S. Department of the Treasury from 1991 to 1993, and as Chairman of the Council of Economic Advisers from 2001 to 2003.
Glenn Hubbard | |
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15th Dean of Columbia Business School | |
In office July 1, 2004 ā July 1, 2019 | |
Preceded by | Meyer Feldberg |
Succeeded by | Costis Maglaras |
20th Chair of the Council of Economic Advisers | |
In office May 11, 2001 ā February 28, 2003 | |
President | George W. Bush |
Preceded by | Martin Baily |
Succeeded by | Greg Mankiw |
Personal details | |
Born | Robert Glenn Hubbard (1958-09-04) September 4, 1958 (age 65) Orlando, Florida, U.S. |
Political party | Republican |
Education | University of Central Florida (BA, BS) Harvard University (MA, PhD) |
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Website | Official website |
Academic career | |
Field | Public economics Corporate finance Financial institutions Macroeconomics Industrial organization Natural resource economics Public policy |
School or tradition | Supply-side economics |
Doctoral advisor | Benjamin M. Friedman[1] Jerry A. Hausman[1] Martin Feldstein[1] |
Information at IDEAS / RePEc | |
Hubbard is a visiting scholar at the conservative American Enterprise Institute, where he studies tax policy and health care.[3] He was criticized for his reports and papers on deregulation during the 2008 banking crisis. He was also heavily criticized in the documentary Inside Job about the credit default swap scams that led to the world financial collapse in 2008.