Robert Triffin
Baron Robert Triffin | |
|---|---|
| Born | 5 October 1911 |
| Died | 23 February 1993 (aged 81) |
| Nationality | Belgian American |
| Academic background | |
| Alma mater | Harvard University Catholic University of Leuven |
| Doctoral advisor | Edward Chamberlin Wassily Leontief |
| Other advisors | John D. Black Léon H. Dupriez Edwin F. Gay Frank Knight Henry Schultz Joseph Schumpeter Paul van Zeeland |
| Academic work | |
| Institutions | Yale University |
| Doctoral students | Béla Balassa |
| Notable ideas | Triffin's dilemma |
Robert, Baron Triffin (5 October 1911 – 23 February 1993) was a Belgian-American economist best known for his critique (referred to as Triffin's dilemma) of the Bretton Woods system of fixed exchange rates.