Despite some rather dramatic personal events, including the death of his son in 1996 at the age of 30, Razin’s academic and professional achievements are truly outstanding, said Lars E.O. Svensson, a professor in the Stockholm School of Economics. has an excellent standing in the international community of scholars,” said Svensson. is a most welcome visitor to universities, research institutes and “He international organizations all over the world, and he is a high appreciated participant in international conferences.” Razin’s portfolio is likewise unusually diverse. He did work on human capital, fertility, and growth. His early book with Elhanan Helpman, Theory of “A International Trade under Uncertainty” (Academic Press 1978), was an and brought a new and fruitful approach to understanding international trade. His work on exchange-rate regimes and a cash-in-advance approach to the demand for money, also with Helpman, inspired many. His work with Jacob Frenkel on fiscal policy, summarized in the book Policies and the World “Fiscal Economy (MIT Press 1987), has been very influential, as have several papers on international taxation. Later, his work on population, immigration, and welfare
Despite some rather dramatic personal events, including the death of his son in 1996 at the age of 30, Razin’s academic and professional achievements are truly outstanding, said Lars E.O. Svensson, a professor in the Stockholm School of Economics. has an excellent standing in the international community of scholars,” said Svensson. “He is a most welcome visitor to universities, research institutes and international organizations all over the world, and he is a high appreciated participant in international conferences.” Razin’s portfolio is likewise unusually diverse. He did work on human capital, fertility, and growth. His early book with Elhanan Helpman, “A Theory of International Trade under Uncertainty” (Academic Press 1978), was an and brought a new and fruitful approach to understanding international trade. His work on exchange-rate regimes and a cash-in-advance approach to the demand for money, also with Helpman, inspired many. His work with Jacob Frenkel on fiscal policy, summarized in the book “Fiscal Policies and the World Economy (MIT Press 1987), has been very influential, as have several papers on international taxation. Later, his work on population, immigration, and welfare
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