Robert King (economist)

Robert King
Born (1951-05-24) May 24, 1951 (age 73)
NationalityAmerican
Academic career
FieldMacroeconomics
Monetary economics
InstitutionBoston University
University of Virginia
University of Rochester
School or
tradition
New classical economics
Alma materBrown 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.