Michael Strain
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Michael Strain
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Director, Economic Policy Studies and Arthur F. Burns Scholar in Political Economy, American Enterprise Institute; Author, The American Dream Is Not Dead: (But Populism Could Kill It)..
Michael R. Strain is the Director of Economic Policy Studies and the Arthur F. Burns Scholar in Political Economy at the American Enterprise Institute (AEI), where he oversees the Institute’s work in economic policy, financial markets, international trade and finance, tax and budget policy, welfare economics, health care policy, and related areas.
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Michael R. Strain is the Director of Economic Policy Studies at the American Enterprise Institute, where he holds the Arthur F. Burns Chair in Political Economy. As an economist, his research and writing are in a wide range of areas. The Economist magazine cited his work as contributing to “an intellectual revolution in macroeconomics,” and his work was featured in a 2014 cover story for The New York Times Magazine. In addition to publishing articles in professional journals, he is the author of The American Dream Is Not Dead, a book which challenges the prevailing narrative of economic despair. He is the editor of four other books.
Beyond research, he also writes frequently for popular audiences, and his essays and op-eds have been published by The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, the Financial Times, The Washington Post, Project Syndicate, Bloomberg, and National Review, among others.
A frequent guest on radio and television, Dr. Strain is regularly interviewed by broadcast news networks, including CNBC, MSNBC, and NPR. He has testified before Congress and speaks often to a variety of audiences.
Before joining AEI, Strain worked in the Center for Economic Studies at the U.S. Census Bureau and in the macroeconomics research group at the Federal Reserve Bank of New York. He holds a Ph.D. in economics from Cornell, and lives in Washington. He is known for informative and engaging presentations, spotting emerging trends, and sharing key insights about the challenges and issues facing the U.S. and global economies.
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