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Robert Pollin (Robert Pollin Kercheck) was born on 29 September, 1950 in Washington, D.C., U.S., is an American economist. Discover Robert Pollin's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is he in this year and how he spends money? Also learn how he earned most of networth at the age of 73 years old?
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Robert Pollin Kercheck |
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73 years old |
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Libra |
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29 September, 1950 |
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29 September |
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Washington, D.C., U.S. |
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United States
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He is a member of famous economist with the age 73 years old group.
Robert Pollin Height, Weight & Measurements
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Abe Pollin (father) Irene Pollin (mother) |
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Robert Pollin Net Worth
His net worth has been growing significantly in 2023-2024. So, how much is Robert Pollin worth at the age of 73 years old? Robert Pollin’s income source is mostly from being a successful economist. He is from United States. We have estimated Robert Pollin's net worth, money, salary, income, and assets.
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$1 Million - $5 Million |
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Robert Pollin (born September 29, 1950) is an American economist and professor at the University of Massachusetts Amherst, where he is also founding co-director of its Political Economy Research Institute (PERI).
Pollen received his PhD in economics from the New School for Social Research in 1982.
He has worked as a consultant for the U.S. Department of Energy, the International Labour Organization, the United Nations Industrial Development Organization and United Nations Development Program.
He has also worked as an advisor to US Senator Bernie Sanders.
Pollen has published several books on topics in public economics, such as inequality, financial regulation and public welfare.
He was the economic spokesperson in Jerry Brown's 1992 campaign for President of the United States.
Pollin moved to the University of Massachusetts Amherst's economic department from University of California, Riverside in 1998.
According to Marxian economist Richard D. Wolff, Pollin's department is described as being "left Keynesians, but the Keynesianism is the theoretical frame. Marxism, for sure, is not".
Pollin states that he would be happy to hire Marxists but that economics departments do not produce them any longer.
In 2013, he was selected by Foreign Policy magazine as one of the “100 Leading Global Thinkers.”
In 2013, Pollin, with Thomas Herndon and Michael Ash from the University of Massachusetts Amherst, published a paper which found several errors in Carmen Reinhart's and Kenneth Rogoff's widely cited 2010 paper, "Growth in a Time of Debt".
Pollin and his colleagues defended Nicolas Maduro following the 2013 Venezuelan presidential election stating that audits performed by the Venezuelan government were sufficient and that Maduro won the presidency.
In June 2015, the leftist Spanish party Podemos partnered with Pollin on a renewable energy plan that they said would create jobs and make Spain more independent with energy.
In April 2022, Pollin recommended that the US government purchase a controlling interest in the three dominant U.S. oil and gas corporations, ExxonMobil, Chevron, and ConocoPhillips in order to enable the phaseout of fossil fuels and the transition to clean energy.
He is the son of Irene Pollin and Abe Pollin, the former owner of the NBA's Washington Wizards and Washington Capitals.
Pollin was part of the family ownership team that sold the Wizards after his father's death.