Dr. Roberto Rigobon

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Biography

Roberto Rigobon is the Society Sloan Fellows Professor of Management and Professor of Applied Economics at the MIT Sloan School of Management. He is also a research affiliate at the National Bureau of Economic Research. Rigobon has been recognized for his contributions to macroeconomics, focusing on measurement issues related to economic, social, and ethical aspects. His research areas include financial contagion and the propagation of shocks in economic networks, where he is noted as a founding member of the Billion Prices Project, which seeks alternative measures of inflation across various countries. Rigobon has been an active academic since joining the business school in 1997, receiving awards such as the Teacher of the Year at MIT Sloan. He holds a PhD in Economics from MIT and has published influential papers in the field of finance, particularly related to ESG ratings and their inconsistencies. He leads initiatives at MIT Sloan that aim to enhance the understanding and methodologies behind ESG measurements, advocating for transparency and improved data for financial institutions.

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