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| + | '''Robert Glenn Hubbard''' is an [[Economics Department|economics]] professor and Dean of [[Columbia Business School|Graduate School of Business]]. Professor Hubbard received his [[BA|B.A.]] and [[BS|B.S.]] degrees, graduating ''[[summa cum laude]]'' from the University of Central Florida in [[1979]], and his [[PhD|Ph.D.]] in economics from [[Harvard University]] in [[1983]]. He's known as a supply-side economist and played a major role in the design of the [[2003]] Bush tax cuts. | ||
== Positions == | == Positions == | ||
| − | Hubbard | + | Hubbard began at [[Columbia University|Columbia]] in [[1988]]. From February [[2001]] until March [[2003]], he was chair of the Council of Economic Advisors under President [[George W. Bush]]. He was named Dean of Columbia Business School on July 1, [[2004]]. He is also a professor of economics in Columbia's [[Faculty of Arts and Sciences]]. Hubbard is a Visiting Scholar at the American Enterprise Institute, where he studies tax policy and health care. |
He was tipped by some media outlets to be a candidate for the position of Chairman of the Federal Reserve when Alan Greenspan retired, although he was not nominated for the position. | He was tipped by some media outlets to be a candidate for the position of Chairman of the Federal Reserve when Alan Greenspan retired, although he was not nominated for the position. | ||
| − | On January 11, 2006, it was announced that he has been tapped to serve on the advisory board of a think tank formed by the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas to study the impact of globalization on the international economy. | + | On January 11, [[2006]], it was announced that he has been tapped to serve on the advisory board of a think tank formed by the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas to study the impact of globalization on the international economy. |
== Music parody videos == | == Music parody videos == | ||
| − | In the spring of 2006, | + | In the spring of 2006, the [[Follies Student Comedy Review]], a GSB student group, produced a [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3u2qRXb4xCU parody video] poking fun at Hubbard's failure to be selected as Chariman of the Federal Reserve. Follies also made a video in [[2005]] of Hubbard rapping about GSB to the tune of Vanilla Ice's "Ice Ice Baby". These videos have been popularized by financial news outlets and [[blogs]], mainly among finance types who had never previously encountered "humor". |
==External links== | ==External links== | ||
Revision as of 11:32, 26 June 2007
- See also Wikipedia's article about "Glenn Hubbard".
- See also Glenn Hubbard's entry in Columbia's directory.
Robert Glenn Hubbard is an economics professor and Dean of Graduate School of Business. Professor Hubbard received his B.A. and B.S. degrees, graduating summa cum laude from the University of Central Florida in 1979, and his Ph.D. in economics from Harvard University in 1983. He's known as a supply-side economist and played a major role in the design of the 2003 Bush tax cuts.
Positions
Hubbard began at Columbia in 1988. From February 2001 until March 2003, he was chair of the Council of Economic Advisors under President George W. Bush. He was named Dean of Columbia Business School on July 1, 2004. He is also a professor of economics in Columbia's Faculty of Arts and Sciences. Hubbard is a Visiting Scholar at the American Enterprise Institute, where he studies tax policy and health care.
He was tipped by some media outlets to be a candidate for the position of Chairman of the Federal Reserve when Alan Greenspan retired, although he was not nominated for the position.
On January 11, 2006, it was announced that he has been tapped to serve on the advisory board of a think tank formed by the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas to study the impact of globalization on the international economy.
Music parody videos
In the spring of 2006, the Follies Student Comedy Review, a GSB student group, produced a parody video poking fun at Hubbard's failure to be selected as Chariman of the Federal Reserve. Follies also made a video in 2005 of Hubbard rapping about GSB to the tune of Vanilla Ice's "Ice Ice Baby". These videos have been popularized by financial news outlets and blogs, mainly among finance types who had never previously encountered "humor".
External links
- Faculty page at Columbia University
- Every Breath You Take [1] parody music video about Hubbard's supposed disappointment at not receiving the Fed Chair nomination
- Dean Dean Baby parody music video
- Scholar page at the American Enterprise Institute
- This article is largely based on material from Wikipedia's article on Glenn Hubbard
