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Brad W. Setser is an American
economist An economist is a professional and practitioner in the social sciences, social science discipline of economics. The individual may also study, develop, and apply theories and concepts from economics and write about economic policy. Within this ...
. He is a former staff economist at the
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, worked at Roubini Global Economics Monitor as Director of Global Research where he co-authored the book "Bailouts or Bail-ins?" with
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, as a fellow for
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at the
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, for the
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as Director of International Economics, for the United States Department of the Treasury, and as Deputy Assistant Secretary for International Economic Analysis as senior fellow for international economics at the Council on Foreign Relations.


Career

After leaving the RGE in 2007, Setser became a fellow for international economics at the
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. In 2009, he took a position with the National Economic Council, as Director of International Economics. In 2011, he moved to the
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, where he was the Deputy Assistant Secretary for International Economic Analysis where he worked on Europe's financial crisis, U.S. currency policy, financial sanctions, commodity shocks, and
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’s debt crisis. In 2015, he returned as the Steven A. Tananbaum senior fellow for international economics at the Council on Foreign Relations. He is the author of the economics blog "Follow the Money" about global economic imbalances, which ''
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'' described in 2016 as a "must-read for those in the economics blogosphere". Setser has been interviewed in financial publications such as ''
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'' and the ''
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'' on U.S. international economic issues. Setser has also written opinion pieces including in ''
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'' and ''
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'' on U.S. international economic policy. In November 2020, Setser was named a member of the Joe Biden presidential transition Agency Review Team to support transition efforts related to the
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.


Bibliography

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See also

* Base erosion and profit shifting *
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* Double Irish, Single Malt, and CAIA


References


External links


"Follow the Money," Brad Setser's blog at the Council on Foreign Relations

Brad Setser C-SPAN

Bloomberg TV: Brad Setser
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