Dominique Strauss-Khan

Dominique Strauss-Kahn is the former Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund. Prior to the IMF, he was a member of the French National Assembly and Professor of Economics at the Institut d’Etudes Politiques de Paris. He was also a personal advisor to the Secretary General of the OECD. Earlier, Mr. Strauss-Kahn served as Minister of Economy, Finance and Industry of France from June 1997 to November 1999. Between 1993 and 1997, he was in the private sector as a corporate lawyer. Mr. Strauss-Kahn began his career as assistant professor, then professor of economics at the University of Paris where he was tenured in 1978. Mr. Strauss-Kahn holds a PhD in economics from the University of Paris. He also graduated in law, in business administration, in political studies, and in statistics.

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Economic Policy Challenges in the Post-Crisis Period

Paper Conference paper | | Apr 2010

The global financial crisis—and the Great Recession that followed—have inflicted tremendous economic and social damage across the world. Thankfully, we now appear to be on the path to recovery—though it remains sluggish and uneven, and in need of continued policy support in many advanced economies.

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The Economic Crisis and the Crisis in Economics

New Economic Thinking 2010

Event Plenary | Apr 8–11, 2010

The Institute for New Economic Thinking convened many of the world’s most distinguished economists, academics and thought leaders at its inaugural Conference at King’s College, University of Cambridge.