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Michael Kremer

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Michael Robert Kremer (born November 12, 1964) is an American development economist currently serving as university professor in economics at the University of Chicago and director of the Development Innovation Lab at the Becker Friedman Institute for Research in Economics. Kremer formerly served as the Gates Professor of Developing Societies at Harvard University, a role he held from 2003 to 2020. In 2019, Kremer was jointly awarded the Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences, together with Esther Duflo and Abhijit Banerjee, "for their experimental approach to alleviating global poverty." In addition to his academic appointments, Kremer is the co-founder of the Bureau for Research and Economic Analysis of Development (BREAD), a member of the National Academy of Sciences, and a Research Associate at the National Bureau of Economic Research. In 2008, he was elected a Fellow of the Econometric Society. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 47 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 46 in 2024). Michael Kremer is the 321st most popular economist (down from 298th in 2024), the 8,005th most popular biography from United States (down from 6,358th in 2019) and the 103rd most popular American Economist.

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Among ECONOMISTS

Among economists, Michael Kremer ranks 321 out of 414. Before him are Branko Milanović, Seth Godin, José Luis Sampedro, Karl Knies, Lawrence Summers, and Alice Salomon. After him are Wesley Clair Mitchell, Walter Block, José Ángel Gurría, Ludwig Lachmann, Anne Osborn Krueger, and David Landes.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1964, Michael Kremer ranks 272. Before him are Fuat Oktay, José Bordalás, David Morrissey, Budimir Vujačić, Stefano Borgonovo, and Ricardo Arjona. After him are Garret Dillahunt, Sebastian Roché, Sylvanie Burton, Conleth Hill, Miguel A. Núñez Jr., and Bernd Schneider.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Michael Kremer ranks 8,007 out of 20,380. Before him are Scott Derrickson (1966), Brian Hyland (1943), Gordon Parks (1912), Kenneth Nichols (1907), D. J. Fontana (1931), and Joel-Peter Witkin (1939). After him are Adam Lambert (1982), Cordwainer Smith (1913), Jason Sudeikis (1975), John Flynn (1932), James P. Johnson (1894), and Lewis Binford (1932).

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Among ECONOMISTS In United States

Among economists born in United States, Michael Kremer ranks 103. Before him are Anthony Downs (1930), Charles P. Kindleberger (1910), Richard D. Wolff (1942), Alan Krueger (1960), Seth Godin (1960), and Lawrence Summers (1954). After him are Wesley Clair Mitchell (1874), Walter Block (1941), Anne Osborn Krueger (1934), David Landes (1924), Robert Rubin (1938), and Anna Schwartz (1915).

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