Konstantin Sonin, Date of Birth, Place of Birth
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Russian economist
Date of Birth: 22-Feb-1972
Place of Birth: Moscow, Russia
Profession: economist
Nationality: Russia
Zodiac Sign: Pisces 
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About Konstantin Sonin
- Konstantin Sonin is a prominent Russian economist.
- He is a professor at the University of Chicago Harris School of Public Policy, visiting professor at the Higher School of Economics in Moscow, Russia, research fellow at the Centre for Economic Policy Research (CEPR), London, and an associate research fellow at the Stockholm Institute of Transition Economics.
- In recognition for his outstanding research in the field of political economy, in December 2015, he was named the John Dewey Distinguished Service Professor of the University of Chicago.Sonin is the co-founder of the joint HSE-NES Bachelor of Arts Program.
- Until December 2014, Sonin was vice-rector at the Higher School of Economics, but was forced to resign for political reasons.
- Until August 2013, he was professor of Economics and vice rector at the New Economic School.
- His primary research interests are in political economics, development economics, and economic theory.He has been published in leading academic journals in economics and political science, such as American Economic Review, Quarterly Journal of Economics, Econometrica, Review of Economic Studies, and others. Sonin is a columnist for Vedomosti (in Russian) and The Moscow Times (until 2017).
- He contributes to major international and Russian media outlets.
- He is the author of "Sonin.ru: Lessons of Economics" (in Russian), a book aimed to a wide audience.
- In 2019, a new edition of the book was published, titled "When the Oil Runs Out and Other Economics Lessons" (in Russian).
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