Tahir R. Andrabi

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Tahir Raza Shah Andrabi [1] is an economist who is the Stedman-Sumner Professor of Economics at Pomona College in Claremont, California. [2]

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Early life and education

Andrabi attended Swarthmore College, receiving a BA in 1984. He then received a doctorate in economics from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 1990. [2] His thesis title was "Essays in International Trade and the Debt Crisis"; his supervisor was Paul Krugman. [1] From 1992 to 1993 he was a visiting scholar at MIT and a postdoctoral research associate at the Harvard/MIT Research Training Group in Positive Political Economy. [1]

Work and career

Andrabi's research interests include the effects of school choice and the economy of Pakistan. [2] [3]

He began teaching at Pomona College in 1988. [2] In 1999 and 2000, he was on the national economy advisory board of Pakistan. [2]

Personal life

Andrabi is a native of Pakistan. He is married to Shaila Andrabi, with whom he has three children as of 2003. [4]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 Andrabi, Tahir Raza Shah. "Tahir Raza Shah Andrabi" (PDF). Curriculum Vitae. Retrieved May 17, 2021.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 "Tahir R. Andrabi". Pomona College. May 29, 2015. Retrieved May 15, 2021.
  3. Brummitt, Chris (September 8, 2010). "Study: Aid wins trust". The Modesto Bee . Associated Press. pp. A5. Retrieved February 15, 2022.
  4. Mehta, Seema (November 26, 2003). "Rejoicing in Their Holiday Blessings". Los Angeles Times . p. 47. Retrieved February 15, 2022.