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Raghuram Rajan

Raghuram Govinda Rajan (born February 3, 1963) is an Indian economist and the Katherine Dusak Miller Distinguished Service Professor of Finance at the University of Chicago's Booth School of Business.

  • Early Life and Education: Rajan received his bachelor's degree in electrical engineering from the Indian Institute of Technology Delhi, an MBA from the Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad, and a PhD in <a href="https://www.wikiwhat.page/kavramlar/Economics">Economics</a> from the MIT Sloan School of Management.

  • Career: He served as the <a href="https://www.wikiwhat.page/kavramlar/Chief%20Economic%20Adviser">Chief Economic Adviser</a> to the Government of India and as the 23rd <a href="https://www.wikiwhat.page/kavramlar/Governor%20of%20the%20Reserve%20Bank%20of%20India">Governor of the Reserve Bank of India</a> (RBI) from September 2013 to September 2016. Prior to that, he was the <a href="https://www.wikiwhat.page/kavramlar/Eric%20J.%20Gleacher%20Distinguished%20Service%20Professor%20of%20Finance">Eric J. Gleacher Distinguished Service Professor of Finance</a> at the University of Chicago's Booth School of Business.

  • Notable Work and Contributions: Rajan is known for his research on banking, corporate finance, international finance, growth, and <a href="https://www.wikiwhat.page/kavramlar/Economic%20Development">Economic Development</a>. He is the author of "Fault Lines: How Hidden Fractures Still Threaten the World Economy," which won the Financial Times and Goldman Sachs Business Book of the Year award in 2010. He warned about the impending <a href="https://www.wikiwhat.page/kavramlar/Financial%20Crisis">Financial Crisis</a> of 2008 in 2005, earning him both recognition and criticism.

  • Awards and Recognition: He has received numerous awards and honors, including the Fischer Black Prize, awarded biennially by the American Finance Association to the financial economist under 40 who has made the most significant contribution to the theory and practice of finance.