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'''Robert Glenn Hubbard''' is an American economist. Professor Hubbard received his B.A. and B.S. degrees ''summa cum laude'' from the University of Central Florida in [[1979]], and his Ph.D. in economics from [[Harvard University]] in 1983. He is Dean of the [[Columbia Business School|Graduate School of Business]], where he is also Russell L. Carson Professor of Finance and Economics. A supply-side economics, he was instrumental in the design of the 2003 Bush tax cuts. Professor Hubbard is married to Constance Pond Hubbard, and has two sons.
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'''Robert Glenn Hubbard''' is an [[Economics Department|economics]] professor and former Dean of the [[Columbia Business School|Graduate School of Business]]. Professor Hubbard received his [[BA|B.A.]] and [[BS|B.S.]] degrees, graduating ''[[summa cum laude]]'' from the University of Central Florida in [[1979]], and his [[PhD|Ph.D.]] in economics from [[Harvard University]] in [[1983]]. He's known as a supply-side economist and played a major role in the design of the [[2003]] Bush tax cuts.
  
 
== Positions ==
 
== Positions ==
Hubbard has been at [[Columbia University]] since 1988.  From February 2001 until March 2003, he was chair of the Council of Economic Advisors under President George W. Bush. He was named dean of Columbia Business School on July 1, 2004. He is also a professor of economics in Columbia's Faculty of Arts and Sciences. Hubbard is a Visiting Scholar at the American Enterprise Institute, where he studies tax policy and health care.
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Hubbard began at [[Columbia University|Columbia]] in [[1988]].  From February [[2001]] until March [[2003]], he was chair of the Council of Economic Advisors under President [[George W. Bush]]. He wrote [[Mitt Romney]]'s economic plan. He was named Dean of Columbia Business School on July 1, [[2004]]. He is also a professor of economics in Columbia's [[Faculty of Arts and Sciences]]. Hubbard is a Visiting Scholar at the American Enterprise Institute, where he studies tax policy and health care.
  
 
He was tipped by some media outlets to be a candidate for the position of Chairman of the Federal Reserve when Alan Greenspan retired, although he was not nominated for the position.  
 
He was tipped by some media outlets to be a candidate for the position of Chairman of the Federal Reserve when Alan Greenspan retired, although he was not nominated for the position.  
  
On January 11, 2006, it was announced that he has been tapped to serve on the advisory board of a think tank formed by the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas to study the impact of globalization on the international economy.
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On January 11, [[2006]], it was announced that he had been tapped to serve on the advisory board of a think tank formed by the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas to study the impact of globalization on the international economy.
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In September of [[2018]], it was revealed that Hubbard would be stepping down as Dean of the Business School once his contract expired on June 30th of [[2019]]. He was replaced in July of 2019 by [[Costis Maglaras]].
  
 
== Music parody videos ==
 
== Music parody videos ==
In the spring of 2006, Columbia Business school students produced a parody video describing Hubbard's supposed disappointment at not receiving the nomination to be Chairman of the Federal Reserve. The students belonged to the [[Follies Student Comedy Review]]. The video is a mock music video remix of The Police's song "Every Breath You Take". The comedy troupe which produced the video also made one in 2005 about Hubbard, playing off the Vanilla Ice song "Ice Ice Baby". These videos have been popularized by Internet sites and blogs.
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In the spring of 2006, the [[Follies Student Comedy Review]], a GSB student group, produced a [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3u2qRXb4xCU parody video] poking fun at Hubbard's failure to be selected as Chariman of the Federal Reserve. Follies also made a video in [[2005]] of Hubbard rapping about GSB to the tune of Vanilla Ice's "Ice Ice Baby". These videos have been popularized by financial news outlets and [[blogs]], mainly among finance types who had never previously encountered "humor".
  
 
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* [http://aei.org/scholars/scholarID.71,filter.all/scholar.asp/ Scholar page at the American Enterprise Institute]
 
* [http://aei.org/scholars/scholarID.71,filter.all/scholar.asp/ Scholar page at the American Enterprise Institute]
 
* This article is largely based on material from [[w:Glenn Hubbard (economics)|Wikipedia's article on Glenn Hubbard]]
 
* This article is largely based on material from [[w:Glenn Hubbard (economics)|Wikipedia's article on Glenn Hubbard]]
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Latest revision as of 21:25, 6 September 2020

Glenn Hubbard
Glenn Hubbard
See also Wikipedia's article about "Glenn Hubbard".
See also Glenn Hubbard's entry in Columbia's directory.

Robert Glenn Hubbard is an economics professor and former Dean of the Graduate School of Business. Professor Hubbard received his B.A. and B.S. degrees, graduating summa cum laude from the University of Central Florida in 1979, and his Ph.D. in economics from Harvard University in 1983. He's known as a supply-side economist and played a major role in the design of the 2003 Bush tax cuts.

Positions

Hubbard began at Columbia in 1988. From February 2001 until March 2003, he was chair of the Council of Economic Advisors under President George W. Bush. He wrote Mitt Romney's economic plan. He was named Dean of Columbia Business School on July 1, 2004. He is also a professor of economics in Columbia's Faculty of Arts and Sciences. Hubbard is a Visiting Scholar at the American Enterprise Institute, where he studies tax policy and health care.

He was tipped by some media outlets to be a candidate for the position of Chairman of the Federal Reserve when Alan Greenspan retired, although he was not nominated for the position.

On January 11, 2006, it was announced that he had been tapped to serve on the advisory board of a think tank formed by the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas to study the impact of globalization on the international economy.

In September of 2018, it was revealed that Hubbard would be stepping down as Dean of the Business School once his contract expired on June 30th of 2019. He was replaced in July of 2019 by Costis Maglaras.

Music parody videos

In the spring of 2006, the Follies Student Comedy Review, a GSB student group, produced a parody video poking fun at Hubbard's failure to be selected as Chariman of the Federal Reserve. Follies also made a video in 2005 of Hubbard rapping about GSB to the tune of Vanilla Ice's "Ice Ice Baby". These videos have been popularized by financial news outlets and blogs, mainly among finance types who had never previously encountered "humor".

External links

Preceded by
Meyer Feldberg
Dean of Columbia Business School 
2004-2019
Succeeded by
Costis Maglaras