Michael Greenstone | |
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 Michael Greenstone | |
| Born | December 6, 1968 |
| Education | Swarthmore College (BA, High Honors) Princeton University (Ph.D.) |
| Occupation | American economist |
| Website | https://www.michaelgreenstone.com/ |
Michael Greenstone is an American economist and the Milton Friedman Distinguished Service Professor in Economics, the College, and the Harris School of Public Policy at the University of Chicago. He serves as director of the Energy Policy Institute at the University of Chicago (EPIC), director of the Becker Friedman Institute, and co-chair of the Energy and Environment sector at Abdul Latif Jameel Poverty Action Lab (J-PAL). Under the first Obama administration, he served as chief economist on the Council of Economic Advisors. His research interests focus on the nexus between development economics and environmental economics.[1]