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Atif Mian
Born
Atif Rehman Mian

(1975-06-28) June 28, 1975 (age 49)
Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan
NationalityAmerican
OccupationEconomist
Academic background
EducationMassachusetts Institute of Technology (BA, MA, PhD)

Atif Rehman Mian (Urdu: عاطف رحمان میاں; born 28 June 1975) is a Pakistani-American economist who serves as the John H. Laporte Jr. Class of 1967 Professor of Economics, Public Policy, and Finance[1] at Princeton University, and as the director of the Julis-Rabinowitz Center for Public Policy and Finance at the Princeton School of Public and International Affairs.[2] He received a Guggenheim Fellowship in 2021, and was elected Fellow of the Econometric Society in 2021.[3]

His work focuses on the connections between finance and the macro economy.[4] He is the first person of Pakistani origin to rank among the top 25 young economists of the world.[5] In 2014, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) identified Atif as one of twenty-five young economists who it expects will shape the world's thinking about the global economy in the future.[5]

Early life and education

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Mian was born in Pakistan to parents who were government physicians.[6] He grew up and received most of his early education in Pakistan.[6] Later, he pursued engineering and received a scholarship to study at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) at the age of 17. During his undergraduate studies, he shifted his focus to mathematics and computer science before studying economics.[6] He completed his undergraduate degree in 1996 and later briefly attended Princeton University. He returned to Massachusetts Institute of Technology to earn his PhD in 2001, with a dissertation on banking and governance.[6]

Career

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After working as a faculty member at the University of Chicago (2001–2009) and University of California, Berkeley (2009–2012), he joined the Princeton faculty in 2012.[4]

Atif was appointed on 1 September 2018 as a member of an Economic Advisory Council formed by Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan to provide assistance on issues of economics and finance.[7] However, since his appointment, the government faced criticism from groups opposed to government representation for religious minorities,[8] because of Atif's Ahmadiyya faith.[9] He was removed from the Economic Advisory Council on 7 September 2018[10] and afterwards council members Asim Ijaz Khwaja and Imran Rasul resigned in protest.[11][12][13]

Atif Mian's quick removal from EAC due to religious discrimination received worldwide condemnation, including an open letter by leading economists including many Nobel laureates.[14][15] International media outlets such as The Economist and Financial Times also criticised the move.[16][17]

Writing

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Atif is the author of the critically acclaimed book[18] House of Debt (with Amir Sufi, University of Chicago Press, 2014).[19][20] The book argues that debt caused the Great Recession—rather than failing banks, as the Bush and Obama administrations had diagnosed. His book was shortlisted for the Financial Times Business Book of the Year, and it won the Gordon J. Laing Prize of the University of Chicago Press.[4]

Personal life

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Atif Mian is married to Ayesha and they have three children.[6]

Recognition

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In 2021 Mian was named a Fellow of the Econometric Society.[21] He received a Guggenheim Fellowship in 2021.[22] In 2014, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) identified Atif as one of twenty-five young economists who it expects will shape the world's thinking about the global economy in the future.[5]

References

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  1. ^ "Home | Atif Mian". Scholar.princeton.edu. Retrieved 2018-09-03.
  2. ^ "People | The Julis-Rabinowitz Center for Public Policy and Finance". Jrc.princeton.edu. Retrieved 2018-09-03.
  3. ^ "Congratulations to our 2021 Fellows | The Econometric Society". www.econometricsociety.org. Retrieved 2022-05-08.
  4. ^ a b c Curriculum vitae (PDF), Princeton University, retrieved 2017-05-21
  5. ^ a b c IMF Lists 25 Brightest Young Economists, 27 August 2014
  6. ^ a b c d e "Man With A Mission: Princeton Economist Atif Mian – IMF F&D". IMF. Retrieved 2022-05-08.
  7. ^ PM Khan forms 18-member Economic Advisory Council, September 1, 2018
  8. ^ "Atif R. Mian's appointment: Moment of truth for Imran Khan". The News. 5 September 2018.
  9. ^ "'We will not bow to extremists': Govt hits back after vicious campaign targets Atif Mian". Dawn. 4 September 2018.
  10. ^ Chaudhry, Dawn.com (7 September 2018). "Under pressure govt backtracks on Atif Mian's appointment; removes economist from advisory council". DAWN.COM. Retrieved 7 September 2018.
  11. ^ "EAC loses one more Ivy League professor after Atif Mian". The News. 7 September 2018. Retrieved 7 September 2018.
  12. ^ "Asim Ijaz Khawaja, leading international economist quits Pakistan EAC as protest". Times of Islamabad. 7 September 2018. Retrieved 8 September 2018.
  13. ^ "Imran Rasul resigns from EAC in solidarity with Atif Mian". The Express Tribune. 8 September 2018.
  14. ^ "Top 90 economists, 8 Nobel laureates support Atif Mian over EAC's removal". www.thenews.com.pk. Retrieved 2022-05-08.
  15. ^ "Announcements | Timur Kuran". Retrieved 2022-05-08.
  16. ^ Stacey, Kiran; Bokhari, Farhan (2018-09-10). "Imran Khan criticised for axing Ahmadi adviser". Financial Times. Retrieved 2022-05-08.
  17. ^ "Pakistan's new government betrays the Ahmadi minority". The Economist. ISSN 0013-0613. Retrieved 2022-05-08.
  18. ^ "House of Debt | Atif Mian". Scholar.princeton.edu. Retrieved 2018-09-03.
  19. ^ Akst, Daniel (May 28, 2014), "Book Review: 'House of Debt' by Atif Mian and Amir Sufi", The Wall Street Journal
  20. ^ Summers, Lawrence (June 6, 2014), "Lawrence Summers on 'House of Debt'", Financial Times
  21. ^ Congratulations to our 2021 Fellows, The Econometric Society, September 22, 2021, retrieved 2021-10-29
  22. ^ "Atif Mian". John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation. Retrieved 2022-05-08.
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