Suresh Naidu

Suresh Naidu is an American economist and academic. He is a named chair professor of economics at Columbia University, as well as a professor international and public affairs. ^[1] His fields of expertise are development economics, labor economics, and political economy. ^[1] He has been described by the NYTimes as an economic historian. ^[2]

Suresh has been cited for his commentary on the work of Thomas Piketty, and for his argument for defining capital as 'a forward looking claim on resources'. ^[3] He has also commented upon the rise of housing wealth and its implications for political economy. ^[3]

Early career

Prior to becoming a named chair and Columbia, he was a Harvard Academy Junior Scholar, and was an instructor at UC Berkeley. He completed a Bachelor of Math at the University of Waterloo, an MA in economics at University of Massachusetts Amherst, and a PhD at UC Berkeley. ^[4]

Other work

Outside of formal academic writing, Naidu has contributed to various publications. He has written for the Boston Review, Jacobin, The Hindu, among other publications. ^{[5] [6]}

References

1. "Suresh Naidu | Columbia | Economics" . Retrieved 2023-09-10.
2. Kenigsberg, Ben (2020-04-30). "'Capital in the Twenty-First Century' Review: Economic History, Illustrated". The New York Times. ISSN   0362-4331 . Retrieved 2023-09-10.
3. Adkins, Lisa; Cooper, Melinda; Konings, Martijn (May 2021). "Class in the 21st century: Asset inflation and the new logic of inequality". Environment and Planning A: Economy and Space. 53 (3): 548–572. Bibcode:2021EnPlA..53..548A. doi: 10.1177/0308518X19873673 . ISSN   0308-518X.
4. "Institute for New Economic Thinking". Institute for New Economic Thinking. Retrieved 2023-09-10.
5. ""Noncompete Clauses" Should Be Outlawed — but Not in the Name of "More Competition"". jacobin.com. Retrieved 2023-09-10.
6. Naidu, Suresh (2017-07-02). "'Inequality changes the system'". The Hindu. ISSN   0971-751X . Retrieved 2023-09-10.