Stijn Claessens
| Stijn Claessens | |
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| Born | June 19, 1959 |
| Nationality | Dutch |
| Institution | International Monetary Fund |
| Field | Financial economics |
| Alma mater |
Erasmus University The Wharton School |
| Information at IDEAS / RePEc | |
Stijn Claessens (born Constantijn Anton Marie Francois Claessens, June 19, 1959) is a Dutch economist who currently serves as the Assistant Director of International Monetary Fund's Research Department. He worked for fourteen years at World Bank beginning in 1987 until 2001 where he assumed various positions including that of Lead Economist. Following his tenure at the World Bank he became Professor of International Finance Policy at the University of Amsterdam where he remained for three years and still is on the faculty. Stijn has many distinguished academic publications and his work has been cited in many outlets including The Wall Street Journal, The Financial Times, The Economist, The Washington Post and various other publications and he has appeared in several television programs.
Claessens was born in Udenhout, the Netherlands on June 19, 1959. The second son of four, he attended a nearby high school where he excelled in mathematics. After graduating from high school, Claessens applied to Erasmus University in Rotterdam where, in May 1979, he received his bachelor's in Business Economics, and later, in 1981, his Bachelor of Laws. He then went on to receive his doctorate in Business Economics and applied for further education in the United States, specifically The Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania. Claessens earned his doctorate in economics from Erasmus University in 1984 and his Ph.D from The Wharton School of Business in 1986.
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