Said Gafurov
Said Gafurov | |
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| Саид Гафуров | |
| Born | 19 April 1967 |
| Academic background | |
| Alma mater | Moscow State University |
| Thesis | (1997) |
| Doctoral advisor | Alexander Buzgalin |
| Influences | Karl Marx, Alexander Buzgalin, John Keynes, Bertrand Russell |
| Academic work | |
| Discipline | Political economy; Probability; Securities research; International Economics; Orientalism; Islamic studies; Philosophy |
| School or tradition | Development economics; Marxist economics; Positivist economics; New Keynesian economics, Post-Keynesian economics |
| Notable ideas | Political economy; Development economics; Ergodic Theory; Securities research; Orientalism; Islamic studies |
Said Zakirovich Gafurov (born 1967) is a Russian scholar, Marxian economist, orientalist, bureaucrat, and opera critic. After working in the government in his early career now is an associate professor at Moscow State Linguistic University. His journalism centers on trade unionist activities and electoral politics. He also hosts the web shows Point of view: Orient, Point of view: Economy, and Point of view: Behind the Ocean on Pravda.