ECONOMIST

Michel Camdessus

1933 - Today

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Michel Camdessus (born 1 May 1933) is a French economist who served as the seventh managing director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) from 1987 to 2000, making him the longest-serving in that position. Prior to his tenure at the IMF, he served as the Governor of the Banque de France from 1984 to 1987, after a brief term as Deputy Governor from August to November 1984 when elevated to the top position. One notable events during his tenure at the IMF was the 1997 East Asian financial crisis. His role during the crisis has drawn criticism, for not paying attention to the unique circumstances of the East Asian countries and blindly imposing the measures that were followed in Mexico, leading to considerable turmoil and rioting in countries such as Indonesia. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Michel Camdessus is the 186th most popular economist (up from 200th in 2019), the 2,512th most popular biography from France (up from 2,781st in 2019) and the 16th most popular French Economist.

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Among ECONOMISTS

Among economists, Michel Camdessus ranks 186 out of 414. Before him are János Kornai, Wilhelm Röpke, Jacques Claude Marie Vincent de Gournay, Myron Scholes, Francis Ysidro Edgeworth, and Nicholas Georgescu-Roegen. After him are Walter Eucken, Peter Navarro, Gustav Cassel, Kenneth E. Boulding, Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, and Daniel Ellsberg.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1933, Michel Camdessus ranks 160. Before him are Tomas Milian, Gregory III Laham, Francisco Javier Errázuriz Ossa, Azeglio Vicini, Mátyás Szűrös, and Hannelore Kohl. After him are Debra Paget, John Boorman, Raffaele Farina, Michel Sabbah, Robert Shavlakadze, and Ludovico Scarfiotti.

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In France

Among people born in France, Michel Camdessus ranks 2,512 out of 6,770. Before him are Charles Diehl (1859), Séverine (1948), Jean Fautrier (1898), Claude Farrère (1876), Jean-Pierre Raffarin (1948), and Pierre Klossowski (1905). After him are Jules Armand Dufaure (1798), Raymond Duchamp-Villon (1876), Mary of Burgundy, Duchess of Cleves (1393), Ludovic Halévy (1834), Claude Berri (1934), and Robert Badinter (1928).

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Among ECONOMISTS In France

Among economists born in France, Michel Camdessus ranks 16. Before him are Frédéric Bastiat (1801), Gérard Debreu (1921), Jean-Claude Trichet (1942), Jean Tirole (1953), Pierre Guillaume Frédéric le Play (1806), and Jacques Claude Marie Vincent de Gournay (1712). After him are Thomas Piketty (1971), Clément Juglar (1819), Pierre Leroux (1797), Victor de Riqueti, marquis de Mirabeau (1715), Bertrand de Jouvenel (1903), and Olivier Blanchard (1948).

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