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Andrei Shleifer

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Andrei Shleifer ( SHLY-fər; born February 20, 1961) is a Russian-American economist and Professor of Economics at Harvard University, where he has taught since 1991. Shleifer was awarded the biennial John Bates Clark Medal in 1999 for his works in three fields: corporate finance (corporate governance, law and finance), the economics of financial markets (deviations from efficient markets), and the economics of transition. IDEAS/RePEc ranked him as the second top economist in the world in 2011, and the top economist in 2024. He is also listed as #1 on the list of "Most-Cited Scientists in Economics & Business". Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia. Andrei Shleifer is the 392nd most popular economist (down from 391st in 2024), the 2,726th most popular biography from Russia (up from 2,747th in 2019) and the 11th most popular Russian Economist.

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Among ECONOMISTS

Among economists, Andrei Shleifer ranks 392 out of 414. Before him are Alberto Alesina, Martin Wolf, Natalie Jaresko, Clara Ponsatí, Thomas Chalmers, and Lee Ju-ho. After him are László Andor, Sławomir Skrzypek, Carlos Moedas, Corinne Maier, Kristrún Frostadóttir, and Kshama Sawant.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1961, Andrei Shleifer ranks 743. Before him are Mamady Youla, Kazuyori Mochizuki, John C. Baez, Hiroshi Jofuku, Miro Gavran, and Florent Ibengé. After him are Sean Hannity, Miguel Abia Biteo Boricó, Marlene Forte, Grant Bramwell, Maria Kawamura, and Aleš Debeljak.

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In Russia

Among people born in Russia, Andrei Shleifer ranks 2,726 out of 3,761. Before him are Vyacheslav Malafeev (1979), Sergey Rodionov (1962), Rubén Gallego (1968), Ilia Kulik (1977), Lyubov Yegorova (1966), and Irina Pantaeva (1967). After him are Elena Chizhova (1957), Igor Andreev (1983), Alexander Borodai (1972), Arkady Babchenko (1977), Grigory Kiriyenko (1965), and Valeri Broshin (1962).

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Among ECONOMISTS In Russia

Among economists born in Russia, Andrei Shleifer ranks 11. Before him are Alexander Chayanov (1888), Leonid Abalkin (1930), Petr Aven (1955), Ladislaus Bortkiewicz (1868), Tatyana Golikova (1966), and Arkady Dvorkovich (1972). After him are Olga Golodets (1962).

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