Dr. David Weil

Biography

David Weil is the James Meryl Tisch Professor of Economics at Brown University. He completed his A.B. in History at Brown in 1982 and earned his Ph.D. in Economics from Harvard University. He returned to Brown as an Assistant Professor in 1990 and has since become a Professor. Throughout his career, Weil has been a Research Associate at the National Bureau of Economic Research and has held various visiting professor positions, including at Hebrew University and Harvard University. His research primarily focuses on economic growth and demographic economics, exploring topics such as the empirical determinants of income differences among countries, the impact of health on economic development, and the effects of demographic changes on macroeconomic aggregates. His influential work has examined saving rates, the effects of public health interventions, and the implications of population aging on economic structures. Weil is also known for his textbook "Economic Growth," published in 2005, which aims to make advanced economic material accessible to undergraduates and has been adopted as a primary text in courses worldwide.

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