Thursday, August 30, 2012

Importance of being Raghuram Rajan, economist in chief

....Even more important than being CEA is where Rajan could be headed next. The story goes that in 2008 when the search was on for a governor of India’s Reserve Bank of India (RBI) to replace YV Reddy, Manmohan Singh, a former guv himself, received a pressing recommendation from Montek. That man was Rajan. Manmohan was impressed, but he thought against someone who hasn’t worked in India. So, he let authorized an offer for Deputy Governor, a position Rajan politely passed over. .....

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