Diego Adolfo Comin is a Spanish economist who is currently Professor of Economics at

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Background and research

Comin's research focuses on

macroeconomics Macroeconomics is a branch of economics that deals with the performance, structure, behavior, and decision-making of an economy as a whole. This includes regional, national, and global economies. Macroeconomists study topics such as output (econ ...

technology Technology is the application of Conceptual model, conceptual knowledge to achieve practical goals, especially in a reproducible way. The word ''technology'' can also mean the products resulting from such efforts, including both tangible too ...

, and

innovation economics Innovation economics is a growing field of economic theory and applied/ experimental economics that emphasizes innovation and entrepreneurship. It comprises both the application of any type of innovations, especially technological but not only, ...

. He has written on the effects of technology shifts and whether they act to challenge economic disparities, or only exacerbate existing wealth divisions. His research has been published in a number of top economic journals such as the ''

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''. ''

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'', ''

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'' and ''

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'' have all featured his commentary or work. In addition to teaching undergraduate courses, he is a Research Fellow at the Center for Economic Policy Research and a Faculty Research Fellow for the

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. Comin is also a fellow for the Institute of New Economic Thinking.http://dartmouth.edu/faculty-directory/sites/dartmouth.edu.faculty-directory/files/comin_diego_cv_may2017.pdf From 2013 to 2015, Comin advised the prime minister of Malaysia on the country's development strategy and cofounded the Malaysian Public-Private Research Network. He has recently served as a consultant to

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. Comin previously served as an associate professor of business administration at

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, where he won the Apgar Prize for Innovation in Teaching, from 2007 to 2014. He was an assistant professor of economics at

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from 2000 to 2007. Comin regularly teaches Economics 22 (Intermediate Macroeconomics) and Economics 70 (Immersion Experience) at Dartmouth.

Education

Comin graduated from

Universitat Pompeu Fabra Pompeu Fabra University (, ; ) is a public university located in the city of Barcelona, Catalonia in Spain. Established in 1990 by the Autonomous Government of Catalonia and named after Pompeu Fabra, it is known for its competitiveness in resea ...

in 1995 with a B.A. in economics and from

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in 2000 with a Ph.D. and M.A. in economics.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Comin, Diego Dartmouth College faculty Harvard Graduate School of Arts and Sciences alumni Living people Year of birth missing (living people) Pompeu Fabra University alumni