economist

6Jun

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Brazil, Noteworthy, Profiles

Carlos Lessa, economist

Carlos Francisco Theodoro Machado Ribeiro de Lessa, better known as Carlos Lessa was a Brazilian economist and professor. He died from Covid-19 on June 5, 2020. Born in July 30, 1936 in Rio de Janeiro to a wealthy family, Lessa studied at private schools in his native city. In 1959, he graduated in economics at the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro and later got a Master's degree at Conselho Nacional de Economia. In 1980 he finished his doctor's degree in Human sciences at University of Campinas. Lessa worked as a professor at Federal University of Rio de Janeiro and at the Rio Branco Institute, the Brazilian diplomatic graduate school. In 2002, Lessa was elected Rector of the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro. It was his post for a brief period of time betw...

Vladimir Mikhailovich Lopukhin, economist & politician

27May

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High Profilers, Profiles, Russia

Vladimir Mikhailovich Lopukhin, economist & politician

Vladimir Mikhailovich Lopukhin, a Russian economist and politician, died after contracting COVID-19 in Moscow on 26 May 2020, three days after his 68th birthday. He served as 1st Minister of Fuel and Energy of the Russian Federation from 1991 to 1992. Lopukhin was born in Moscow and graduated from the Faculty of Economics of Moscow State University in 1975. From November 1991 until June 1992, he held the position of 1st Minister of Fuel and Energy of the Russian Federation. He was appointed as an adviser to Russian Prime Minister Yegor Gaidar in the fall of 1992, and also worked as partner of Lazard from 1992 until 1996.

10Apr

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Vitor Sapienza, politician & economist

Vitor Sapienza ‑ a Brazilian politician and economist from the state of São Paulo – died at Hospital Sírio-Libanês in São Paulo, at the age of 86 due to complications brought on by COVID-19 on April 9, 2020. Sapienza had a degree in economics and countable sciences from the Pontifical Catholic University of São Paulo. In 1962, he started working as an accountant for the State of São Paulo. During this period of time, he had an active role at the State of Sao Paulo accountant union, and held various posts such as President, Secretary and Council member. In 1986, Sapienza successfully ran for a spot at the Legislative Assembly of São Paulo. His first term started in 1987 and finished in 1991. After his first tenure...

2Apr

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High Profilers, Profiles, United Kingdom

Peter J. N. Sinclair, economist

Peter James Niven Sinclair, a British economist, passed away on 31 March 2020 after contracting Covid-19. He was Professor, and subsequently Emeritus Professor, in Economics at the University of Birmingham. Previously, he had been a fellow and tutor at Brasenose College, Oxford. Sinclair grew up in London and Norfolk and was educated at Gresham's School and the University of Oxford, where he gained his BA and doctorate. His first job was in the export department of Linde AG in Germany. This sharpened his lifelong interest in international economics. Peter Sinclair taught at Oxford from 1970 to 1994, mainly in economic theory, monetary policy and international economics, as fellow and tutor in Economics at Brasenose College. In 1994 he became...

28Mar

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Malawi, Noteworthy, Profiles

Thandika Mkandawire, economist

Thandika Mkandawire ‑ a Malawian economist and public intellectual who was a Chair of African Development and professor of African Development at the London School of Economics – died from Covid-19 on 27 March 2020. He is a widely published scholar on the social sciences in Africa. His research focused in development theory and economic and social policy. He was born in Malawi, studied at Zomba Catholic Secondary School, and then moved abroad for university. Mkandawire received his Bachelor of Arts and Master of Arts degrees in Economics at Ohio State University. Mkandawire worked as a professor at the Universities of Stockholm and Zimbabwe. He later served as a Director of the United Nations Research Institute for Social Development and Director of the Council for ...

24Mar

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High Profilers, Profiles, United States

Carole Brookins, political economist

Carole Brookins ‑ an American executive director of the World Bank and an expert on the global political economy ‑ died on March 23, 2020 in Palm Beach, Florida of COVID-19 during the COVID-19 pandemic. Brookins attended the University of Oklahoma, graduating in 1965, and entered Wall Street in the early 1970s after being hired by EF Hutton, then one of the United States' largest stock brokerages. In 1980, she founded a company named World Perspectives, which focused on agricultural market analysis. Beginning in 1984, Brookins was given several roles in government. The first was as the chairman of the US Department of State's Advisory Committee on Food, Hunger & Agriculture in Developing Countries. Six years later, George H.W. Bush n...

17Mar

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Fariborz Raisdana, economist

Fariborz Raisdana –an Iranian economist, socialist, activist, professor, and a member of the Iranian Writers' Association – succumbed to Covid-19 on 16 March 2020. Raisdana graduated from The London School of Economics. He was the author of numerous articles and books, including Applied Development Economics; Money and Inflation; Political Economy of Development, and Globalization. Raisdana was arrested on March 21, 2012 in Tehran after criticizing the Iranian subsidy reform plan in an interview with BBC Persian and given a one-year sentence at Evin Prison, for a series of charges including "membership in the Writer's Association, preparing seditious announcements against the regime, giving interviews to BBC and VOA, and accusing the...