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German economist (–)

Rüdiger Dornbusch (June 8, – July 25, ) was a German economist who worked in the United States for most of his career.

Early life and education

Dornbusch was born in Krefeld in ^[8] After completing his secondary education at the Gymnasium am Moltkeplatz, he studied political science at the University of Geneva, and received his undergraduate degree (licence en sciences politiques) from the Graduate Institute of International Studies in ^[8] He went on to graduate study at the University of Chicago, receiving an MA in economics in , and a PhD in economics in ^[8]

Career

He lectured briefly at the University of Chicago Booth School of Business, before serving as an assistant professor at the University of Rochester for two years; he then returned to Chicago, where he served as a professor of international economics.

In , he moved to MIT, where he was appointed an associate professor in the Department of E