Raghuram Rajan

Indian economist and former governor of Reserve Bank of India · India · Academics · Born 1963 · age 63

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Raghuram Govind Rajan is an Indian economist and the Katherine Dusak Miller Distinguished Service Professor of Finance at the University of Chicago's Booth School of Business.

A life in dates

2017Clarivate Citation LaureatesAward2015“Indeed, if what you do offends me but does not harm me otherwise, there should be a very high bar for prohibiting your act.”In their words31 October 2015The Hindu, 31 October 2015Read the whole statement

“I think we have still to get to a place where we feel satisfied. We have this saying - "In the land of the blind, the one-eyed man is king". We are a little bit that way.”In their wordsOn India's performance amid the 2015 world economy slow down, as quoted in "India 'one-eyed' king in land of blind, says Rajan", BusinessRead the whole statement

2013“If you are an outsider looking at India, learn to filter out both the irrational exuberance and the excessive pessimism. We're subject to both.”In their words16 October 2013Reuters, 16 October 2013Read the whole statement

“On the retail side, I particularly want to emphasize the use of the unique ID, Aadhaar, in building individual credit histories.”In their words5 September 2013Firstpost, 5 September 2013Read the whole statement

Deutsche Bank Prize in Financial EconomicsAward2011Infosys PrizeAward2010“Not taking risks one doesn't understand is often the best form of risk management.”In their wordsFrom his book: Fault Lines: How Hidden Fractures Still Threaten the World Economy (2010)Read the whole statement

Bernhard Harms PrizeAwardFinancial Times and McKinsey Business Book of the Year AwardAward2003Fischer Black PrizeAward1994Amundi Smith Breeden PrizeAward1963Born3 February 1963

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Rajan, with Lionel Barber (left) and Lloyd Blankfein (right), at the FT and Goldman Sachs Business Book of the Year Award ceremony in 2010.

Chief Economic Advisor Raghuram Rajan addressing a press conference in New Delhi in 2013.

Raghuram Rajan meeting Prime Minister Narendra Modi in 2014.

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Raghuram Rajan

8 statements, newest first

Indeed, if what you do offends me but does not harm me otherwise, there should be a very high bar for prohibiting your act.
Oct 31, 2015, The Hindu, 31 October 2015, Own words
I think we have still to get to a place where we feel satisfied. We have this saying - "In the land of the blind, the one-eyed man is king". We are a little bit that way.
2015, On India's performance amid the 2015 world economy slow down, as quoted in "India 'one-eyed' king in land of blind, says Rajan", Business, Own words
If you are an outsider looking at India, learn to filter out both the irrational exuberance and the excessive pessimism. We're subject to both.
Oct 16, 2013, Reuters, 16 October 2013, Own words

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Awards

Clarivate Citation Laureates2017

Deutsche Bank Prize in Financial Economics2013

Infosys Prize2011

Financial Times and McKinsey Business Book of the Year Award2010

Bernhard Harms Prize2010

Fischer Black Prize2003

Amundi Smith Breeden Prize1994

Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences

About this person

Raghuram Govind Rajan is an Indian economist and the Katherine Dusak Miller Distinguished Service Professor of Finance at the University of Chicago's Booth School of Business. He served as the Chief Economist of the International Monetary Fund from 2003 to 2006 and the 23rd Governor of the Reserve Bank of India from 2013 to 2016. In 2015, during his tenure at the RBI, he became the Vice-Chairman of the Bank for International Settlements.

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India

In common with Raghuram

Sheryl SandbergBoth received Financial Times and McKinsey Business Book of the Year Award

Wassily LeontiefBoth received Bernhard Harms Prize

Eugene FamaBoth received Amundi Smith Breeden Prize

Robert J. ShillerBoth received Deutsche Bank Prize in Financial Economics

Stanley FischerBoth received Bernhard Harms Prize

Kenneth RogoffBoth received Deutsche Bank Prize in Financial Economics

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