Michele Boldrin

Michele Boldrin
Boldrin in 2010
Born (1956-08-20) 20 August 1956
Padua, Italy
Nationality
  • Italy
  • United States
Academic background
Alma mater
Doctoral advisorLionel W. McKenzie
Academic work
DisciplineMacroeconomics, general equilibrium, public policy
InstitutionsWashington University in St. Louis
Notable ideasPolicy functions, endogenous fluctuations and chaos in dynamic models, growth theory

Michele Boldrin (Italian: [miˈkɛːle bolˈdrin]; 20 August 1956) is an Italian-born academic, former politician, YouTuber, and economist working in the areas of economic growth, business cycles, technological progress, and intellectual property. He is the Joseph Gibson Hoyt Distinguished Professor in Arts & Sciences at Washington University in St. Louis.

Along with his colleague and co-author David Levine, he was part of the group of 200 economists publicly opposing the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009.