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Miren Etxezarreta
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Born
Miren Etxezarreta

(1936-03-23) 23 March 1936 (age 90)
Nationality Spanish
School or
tradition
Post-Keynesian economics
Marxian economics

Miren Etxezarreta Zubizarreta was born on March 23, 1936. She is a Spanish economist and a thinker who supports ideas about fairness and helping people in society. She is known for her work in economics and her connection to groups that work for social change. Since 2007, she has been a Professor Emeritus in Applied Economics at the Autonomous University of Barcelona. This means she is a retired professor who is still highly respected by the university.

She has been inspired by important thinkers like Karl Marx and Rosa Luxemburg. She also learned from economists who follow "Post-Keynesian" ideas, such as Joan Robinson. Other economists who influenced her include Paul A. Baran and Paul Sweezy. These thinkers have different ideas about how money, jobs, and society should work.

Education and Teaching Career

Miren Etxezarreta studied at the London School of Economics. There, she earned a PhD, which is a very high university degree. After her studies, she became a teacher at the Autonomous University of Barcelona. She teaches about applied economics, which is how economic ideas are used in the real world.

About Her Life

Miren Etxezarreta is married and has a son.

See also

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