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Adam Posen
Name	Adam Posen
Birth date	1966
Birth place	United Kingdom
Nationality	United Kingdom
Occupation	Economist
Institutions	Peterson Institute for International Economics, London School of Economics, Harvard University, Princeton University

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Adam Posen is a British-born economist known for work on macroeconomics, monetary policy, and international trade. He has held academic positions at Harvard University, London School of Economics, and policy roles at institutions such as the Bank of England and the Peterson Institute for International Economics. Posen's research and commentary intersect with crises and institutions including the Great Recession (2007–2009), the European debt crisis, and debates over inflation and central banking.

Early life and education

Born in the United Kingdom, Posen completed undergraduate studies at Cambridge University and postgraduate work at Harvard University. At Harvard University he studied under faculty associated with John Maynard Keynes-influenced traditions and with scholars linked to MIT, Princeton University, and Stanford University. His doctoral research connected themes from monetary policy debates prevalent in institutions like the Federal Reserve System, the Bank of England, and the European Central Bank.

Posen held faculty positions at the London School of Economics and visiting posts at Princeton University, Yale University, and Stanford University. His empirical work has engaged data and methods used by researchers at the National Bureau of Economic Research, the Brookings Institution, and the Centre for Economic Policy Research. Posen contributed to comparative studies of Japan's lost decade, the United States during the Great Recession (2007–2009), and policy responses in Germany, France, and Italy. He has served on editorial boards of journals linked to American Economic Association, Oxford University Press, and Cambridge University Press.

Posen served as an external adviser and consultant to central banks and ministries, including the Bank of England, the Federal Reserve System, and the Bank of Japan. He worked with international organizations such as the International Monetary Fund, the World Bank, and the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Posen was a member of policy forums associated with the White House economic teams, the European Commission, and the G7 finance ministers. He led research and advocacy at the Peterson Institute for International Economics interfacing with officials from the United States Department of the Treasury, UK Treasury, and Bundesbank.

Posen authored books and articles published through venues such as Cambridge University Press, Harvard University Press, and journals associated with the American Economic Review and the Journal of International Economics. His work addresses topics involving inflation targeting practices of the Bank of England and the European Central Bank, exchange-rate regimes of Japan and South Korea, and trade tensions among the United States, China, and the European Union. He has critiqued austerity policies promoted in debates in Greece and Spain and advocated for coordinated monetary responses similar to measures taken by the Federal Reserve System and the European Central Bank during the Great Recession (2007–2009). Posen's commentary has appeared in outlets linked to The Economist, Financial Times, The Wall Street Journal, and Foreign Affairs, and he has debated ideas from scholars affiliated with Chicago School of Economics, Keynesian economics, and New Classical economics.

Posen has received fellowships and recognitions from bodies connected to National Bureau of Economic Research, the British Academy, and the Royal Economic Society. He was awarded distinctions in policy analysis by institutes associated with the Brookings Institution and the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. Posen's contributions to international policy discourse earned invitations to panels at International Monetary Fund conferences, sessions of the G20, and symposia hosted by the World Bank.

Posen resides between London and Washington, D.C. and participates in forums linking academia and policy, including events at Harvard Kennedy School, Chatham House, and the Council on Foreign Relations. He has collaborated with economists from Japan, Germany, France, and South Korea and spoken at universities such as Oxford University and Yale University.

Category:British economists Category:Living people