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EconoFact is a non-partisan publication designed to bring key facts and incisive analysis to the national debate on economic and social policies. Launched in January 2017, it is written by leading academic economists from across the country who belong to the EconoFact Network. It is published by the Edward R. Murrow Center for a Digital World at The Fletcher School at Tufts University.
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Our mission at EconoFact is to provide even-handed analyses of timely economic policy issues drawing on data, historical experience and well-regarded economic frameworks. The presentation is primarily in short memo form. The memos are written in a manner that is accessible to a wide audience, even when discussing complex economic and statistical analyses.
Our goal is to contribute to the public debate through outreach to journalists, to those directly affecting policy in the corridors of Washington and in our state capitols, and to the public at large. Content published by EconoFact (excluding video content co-produced by EconoFact and third party collaborators) may be reproduced on other websites in accordance with these terms.
We hope that EconoFact serves as a resource for policymakers, thought leaders and journalists, and indeed all interested Americans, so the debate on economic policies can be better based on reasoned arguments, statistical research, and historical experiences.
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Professor Michael Klein is the William L. Clayton Professor of International Economic Affairs at The Fletcher School at Tufts University. He served as the Chief Economist in the Office of International Affairs of the United States Department of the Treasury from 2010-2011. He is a Research Associate of the National Bureau of Economic Research. He has been a Visiting Scholar at the IMF, the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve, the Bank of England, and the Federal Reserve Banks of New York, Boston, Dallas, and San Francisco.
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Charles served as the Director of the Independent Evaluation Office at the International Monetary Fund from 2017 to 2023, and before that, as Chief Economist at the Institute of International Finance. He was the Assistant Secretary for International Finance at the US Treasury Department from 2010 to 2013.
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Miriam is a writer and editor specializing in economics and public policy. She has been an editor at the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston and her work has appeared in The Economist, Stanford News, The Chicago Tribune online, The Miami Herald, and El Tiempo (Colombia), among others.
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Kailash’s expertise in international political economy, in addition to data visualisation. He has previously worked for The Guardian. Some of his writing has appeared in Politico, The National Interest, and The Diplomat among other outlets.
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Soomi holds an MA in Law and Diplomacy from the Fletcher School at Tufts University and a BA in Economics from Seoul National University. Her interests include environmental economics, international trade, and econometrics.
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Miles is a junior at Tufts University studying Applied Math and Quantitative Economics. His interests include development economics, monetary policy, and econometrics.
Luke Heald
Luke is a junior at Tufts University studying Economics, International Relations, and Computer Science. His interests include antitrust regulation, global business, and the labor market.
Tim is a junior at Tufts University studying Quantitative Economics and Computer Science. His interests include behavioral economics, game theory and statistics.
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