Nouriel Roubini

Who they are

Nouriel Roubini earned the nickname Dr. Doom after describing the US housing crisis and the financial collapse that followed to an audience of economists in 2006, at a point when almost nobody believed him. He has since been the economics world's best-known pessimist, with analyses of debt, bubbles and what he calls 'megathreats'.

Why it matters to investors

Roubini is useful as a counterweight, not as a forecaster. Listen only to optimists and you miss the scenarios where things break; listen only to Roubini and you have been on the sidelines for twenty years. His value lies in the structured way he maps systemic risk.

Career

1. 1988

   Completes a doctorate in international economics at Harvard.

2. 1995

   Becomes professor of economics at NYU's Stern School of Business.

3. 1998

   Works as an adviser at the White House and the US Treasury.

4. 2006

   Describes the coming housing and banking crisis to the IMF and is met with scepticism.

5. 2010

   Publishes 'Crisis Economics' on how financial crises come about.

6. 2022

   Publishes 'Megathreats' on ten interlocking global risks.

What they talk about

• Government debt and sustainability
• Stagflation
• Bubbles and systemic risk
• Geopolitical fault lines
• Climate and demographics as economic factors

Notable quotes

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• Roubini Macro Associates