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Stephanie Kelton

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Stephanie A Kelton (née Bell; born October 10, 1969) is an American heterodox economist and academic, and a leading proponent of modern monetary theory. She served as an advisor to Bernie Sanders's 2016 presidential campaign and worked for the Senate Budget Committee under his chairmanship. She is also the author of The Deficit Myth, a New York Times bestseller, on the subject of modern monetary theory. Kelton is a professor at Stony Brook University and a senior fellow at the Schwartz Center for Economic Policy Analysis at the New School for Social Research. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in 14 different languages on Wikipedia. Stephanie Kelton is the 422nd most popular economist, the 17,506th most popular biography from United States and the 131st most popular American Economist.

Stephanie Kelton is an American economist and academic best known for her role in promoting Modern Monetary Theory (MMT), which argues that governments that control their own currency can spend freely to achieve full employment and economic stability. She served as the chief economist for the U.S. Senate Budget Committee and is a prominent advocate for progressive economic policies.

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Among economists, Stephanie Kelton ranks 422 out of 414. Before her are Rebecca Blank, Emmanuel Saez, Epsy Campbell Barr, Rola Dashti, Cecilia Rouse, and Peter Boettke. After her are Tyler Cowen, Thomas DiLorenzo, Steven Levitt, Ardo Hansson, Susan Athey, and Peter R. Orszag.

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Among people born in 1969, Stephanie Kelton ranks 1,099. Before her are Judah Friedlander, Shawne Fielding, Cree Summer, Mitch Harris, Natalya Zasulskaya, and Michal Rozin. After her are Aron Eisenberg, Sergio Daniel Martínez, Jenji Kohan, Diana-Maria Riva, Carl Oliver, and Masanori Kizawa.

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Among people born in United States, Stephanie Kelton ranks 17,513 out of 20,380. Before her are Cameron Douglas (1978), Chord Overstreet (1989), Clifton Davis (1945), Theodore Ts'o (1968), Hornswoggle (1986), and Evan Lysacek (1985). After her are Rickey Green (1954), Christian Taylor (1990), Laura Benanti (1979), Daniel J. Bernstein (1971), Sam Mewis (1992), and Maria Sanchez (1989).

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Among ECONOMISTS In United States

Among economists born in United States, Stephanie Kelton ranks 131. Before her are Eric Lander (1957), Christina Romer (1958), Winona LaDuke (1959), Rebecca Blank (1955), Cecilia Rouse (1963), and Peter Boettke (1960). After her are Tyler Cowen (1962), Steven Levitt (1967), Ardo Hansson (1958), Susan Athey (1970), Peter R. Orszag (1968), and Tom Woods (1972).

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