# Greg Mankiw

> Greg Mankiw is the Robert M. Beren Professor of Economics at Harvard and the author of the best-selling economics textbooks of his generation. A leading New Keynesian theorist, he chaired the President's Council of Economic Advisers under George W. Bush, taught Harvard's famous Ec10 introductory course, advised Mitt Romney's campaigns, and founded the Pigou Club to champion carbon taxes. His textbook 'Principles of Economics' has sold more than two million copies and been translated into about twenty languages.

- **Role:** Robert M. Beren Professor of Economics at Harvard University
- **Organizations:** Harvard University, President's Council of Economic Advisers (former chairman), National Bureau of Economic Research, American Economic Association, Urban Institute (trustee)
- **From:** Trenton, New Jersey, USA
- **Nationality:** American
- **Education:** High school diploma, Pingry School, BA in Economics, summa cum laude, Princeton University, PhD in Economics (advisor Stanley Fischer), Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Attended, did not complete, Harvard Law School
- **Known for:** Robert M. Beren Professor of Economics at Harvard, Chairman of the President's Council of Economic Advisers, 2003-2005, Author of 'Principles of Economics' (sold over two million copies, ~20 languages) and 'Macroeconomics'

## Career timeline

- **1982** — Staff economist at the Council of Economic Advisers (through 1983)
- **1984** — Earned PhD in Economics from MIT under Stanley Fischer
- **1985** — Became assistant professor of economics at Harvard
- **1987** — Promoted to full professor with tenure at age 29
- **1992** — Published 'A Contribution to the Empirics of Economic Growth' with David Romer and David Weil
- **1995** — Reportedly received a record advance for the textbook 'Principles of Economics'
- **2003** — Appointed Chairman of the President's Council of Economic Advisers (through 2005)
- **2006** — Launched 'Greg Mankiw's Blog: Random Observations for Students of Economics'; began advising Mitt Romney
- **2007** — Began regular column in the Sunday business section of The New York Times (through 2021)
- **2012** — Became Chair of the Harvard Economics Department (through 2015)
- **2019** — Left the Republican Party and registered as an Independent
- **2024** — Elected Fellow of the Econometric Society; received Pingry's Letter-In-Life Award
- **2026** — Named a Distinguished Fellow of the American Economic Association

## Achievements

- Robert M. Beren Professor of Economics at Harvard
- Chairman of the President's Council of Economic Advisers, 2003-2005
- Author of 'Principles of Economics' (sold over two million copies, ~20 languages) and 'Macroeconomics'
- Most frequently cited author on college economics syllabi (Open Syllabus Project)
- Co-author of one of the most-cited growth papers in economics (1992, 25,000+ citations)
- Leading figure in New Keynesian macroeconomics; foundational work on menu costs and sticky prices
- Ranked among the most-cited and most-influential living economists (RePEc)
- President of the Eastern Economic Association (2009); Vice President of the American Economic Association (2014)
- Fellow, American Academy of Arts and Sciences (2007); Fellow, Econometric Society (2024)
- Distinguished Fellow, American Economic Association (2026)

## Latest updates

- **2026-01** — Named a Distinguished Fellow of the American Economic Association; a new edition of his introductory textbook released for the spring semester.
- **2024-01** — Elected a Fellow of the Econometric Society and received the Pingry School's Letter-In-Life Award.

## Links

- Website: https://scholar.harvard.edu/mankiw
- Twitter/X: https://x.com/GregMankiw

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