Francois Bourguignon

(1945) Economist

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Francois Bourguignon is an economist, best known for The Globalization of Inequality.

Quick Facts About Francois Bourguignon

Born: May 22, 1945
Profession: Economist
Notable works: The Globalization of Inequality

About Francois Bourguignon

François Bourguignon is a former Chief Economist (2003–2007) of the World Bank. He has been the Director of the Paris School of Economics, and from 1985 to his retirement in 2013 a professor of economics at the École des Hautes Études en Sciences Sociales in Paris. In 2016, Bourguignon was awarded the Dan David Prize. He focuses on the study of income and wealth inequality, economy-wide country studies, international trade, trade and tax policy, redistribution and education.

Biography source: Wikipedia

Quotes by Francois Bourguignon

Growth is improving the lot of the poor in many countries, reducing poverty by half since 1981. Freer trade could accelerate progress.

Francois Bourguignon

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