About Jacques Sapir
Born 1954. Jacques Sapir is a French economist and research fellow.
Jacques Sapir is a heterodox French economist specialized in the economy of Russia, born in 1954 in Puteaux. He is the son of psychoanalyst Michel Sapir.
Career Since 1996, he has been the director of studies at École des Hautes Études en Sciences Sociales (EHESS) in Paris, and head of the Centre d'Étude des Modes d'Industrialisation (CEMI-EHESS). He is a theoretician of economic science noted for his heterodox positions on many issues.
He specializes in the economy of Russia, and teaches at the Moscow School of Economics (Moskovskaya Shkola Ekonomiki). He is also an expert in questions of strategy and defence, and a specialist of the Soviet and Russian military. Recently, he has taken position in favor of deglobalization, questioned the future of the eurozone.
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Who is Jacques Sapir?
French economist
When was Jacques Sapir born?
Jacques Sapir was born on 24 March 1954 in Puteaux.
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Jacques Sapir is an economist and research fellow.
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Jacques Sapir is French.
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