In Gopinath’s profile, Carnegie said she is “one of the world’s outstanding economists” and focuses her research on international finance and macroeconomics. One of the highlights of her journey as an economist was when, more than a decade ago, Gopinath, then just 38, was named a working professor in Harvard University’s high-brow economics department and, thus, the fourth woman and became the first Indian-University. Educated Faculty After Nobel Laureate Amartya Sen to have such an honor
The 49-year-old completed her Bachelors in Economics from Delhi’s Lady Shri Ram College and Masters from Delhi School of Economics before moving to the US for a PhD and considers herself a product of the Indian education system. “When I was graduating from Delhi University, India experienced its first major external financing and currency crisis in 1990–91. This inspired me to pursue my graduate work in economics and was the foundation of my interest in international finance. ,” she had told. This author is a . In interview in 2010handjob After becoming a Harvard Professor.
In a tweet, Gopinath recalled it as one of his first interviews.
@IshaniDg @heyyparth @EconomicTimes I remember this one @IshaniDg. One of my first interviews! Thanks for doing.
— Geeta Gopinath (@geetagopinath) 1625249753000
She has since published widely in top economics journals and has received numerous honors, including being elected a fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. In 2019, he was awarded the Pravasi Bharatiya Samman – the highest honor given by the Government of India to overseas Indians and persons of Indian origin.
Back in 2010, Gopinath’s groundbreaking research in international macroeconomics and finance – fields that became important in the light of the 2008 global economic crisis – earned recognition, respect and helped economists gain a better understanding of it. Situation.
“She has made fundamental contributions to the understanding of sovereign debt defaults, the current phase of the crisis in Europe. Her work also shows, at a much deeper level, why many emerging markets experience greater macroeconomic instability than advanced economies. and have a fairly advanced understanding of the interaction between prices and interest rates,” Kenneth Rogoff, professor of economics and public policy at Harvard and former chief economist at the IMF, then said of Gopinath.
Today, when, as chief economist at the IMF, Gopinath is quoted as saying in his profile at Carnegie, the sentiment today is: “This is what the world is worried about: recession, jobs, inequality. Very clear to people. These are important issues. And given my science background, I like that I’m bringing some mathematical rigor … to understand these issues of the day.”
The fact that American universities had very few female faculty at the top was a concern for Gopinath even at that time. She felt that the advice of seniors was an important tool in breaking the gender gap at Ivy League universities in America. “Junior women can benefit from having senior women as mentors, so it’s hard to make ends meet when that pool is too small. In academia, the whole tenure clock makes the family difficult, so women’s jobs are more important than ever.” It’s a big challenge for me.”
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