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Robert Z. Aliber, 94, American economist and academic.
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|Robert Zelwin Aliber (September 19, 1930 – June 22, 2025) was an American economist and professor of International Economics and Finance at the University of Chicago. Aliber developed a theory linking a country's currency strength to whether its companies invest domestically or abroad.
Life and career
Aliber received a Bachelor of Arts degree from Williams College (1952) and Bachelor of Arts (1954) and a Master of Arts (1957) from Cambridge University. He received his Ph.D. from Yale University. He was a staff economist at the Commission on Money and Credit (1959–61) and at the Committee for Economic Development (1961–64). Aliber served as a senior economic advisor at the United States Agency for International Development (1964–65). He was appointed an associate professor at the University of Chicago in 1964.
He is mentioned in Michael Lewis's book Boomerang: Travels in the New Third World as having predicted the Icelandic financial crisis several years before it happened.
Aliber died on June 22, 2025, at the age of 94.
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1.On which day of the month did Robert Z. Aliber die?
- A.24
- B.21
- C.23
- D.22correct
Robert Z. Aliber died on day 22 of the month.
Source: Archive record: date of death: "of birth 1930. Archive record: age at death 94. Archive record: occupation economist and academic. Archive record: nationality American. Archive record: date
2.In which field was Robert Z. Aliber known?
- A.chemist
- B.novelist
- C.economist and academiccorrect
- D.architect
The biography describes Robert Z. Aliber as a economist and academic.
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3.What nationality was Robert Z. Aliber?
- A.Americancorrect
- B.Austrian
- C.Argentine
- D.Australian
Robert Z. Aliber is recorded as American.
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4.In which year did Robert Z. Aliber die?
- A.2025correct
- B.2016
- C.2012
- D.2018
Robert Z. Aliber died in 2025.
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5.How old was Robert Z. Aliber when they died?
- A.86
- B.94correct
- C.89
- D.83
Robert Z. Aliber was 94 years old at the time of death.
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6.In which year was Robert Z. Aliber born?
- A.1924
- B.1930correct
- C.1918
- D.1921
Robert Z. Aliber was born in 1930.
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7.In which month did Robert Z. Aliber die?
- A.September
- B.July
- C.Junecorrect
- D.August
Robert Z. Aliber died in June.
Source: Archive record: date of death: "birth 1930. Archive record: age at death 94. Archive record: occupation economist and academic. Archive record: nationality American. Archive record: date of
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