 |
Robert King | |
|---|---|
| Born | May 24, 1951 |
| Nationality | American |
| Academic career | |
| Field | Macroeconomics Monetary economics |
| Institution | Boston University University of Virginia University of Rochester |
| School or tradition | New classical economics |
| Alma mater | Brown University |
| Doctoral advisor | Herschel Grossman William Poole Harl Ryder |
| Doctoral students | Gary Gorton Sergio Rebelo |
| Information at IDEAS / RePEc | |
Robert Graham King (born May 24, 1951) is an American macroeconomist. He is currently professor at the Department of Economics at Boston University, editor of the Journal of Monetary Economics, research consultant to the Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond, and a member of the National Bureau of Economic Research.
Before that he was a professor at the University of Rochester and then at the University of Virginia.
King is married to another macroeconomist, Marianne Baxter.[citation needed]
King's work spans many areas, including business cycle theory and measurement, real business cycle theory, monetary policy, and economic growth.