Robert Glenn Hubbard (born September 4, 1958) is an American economist. He served as the Dean of the Columbia University Graduate School of Business from 2004 to 2019, where he remains the Russell L. Carson Professor of Finance and Economics. [2]

Professor Hubbard is a specialist in public economics, managerial information and incentive problems in corporate finance, and financial markets and institutions.

In addition to writing more than 100 scholarly articles in economics and finance, Glenn is the author of three popular textbooks, as well as co-author of The Aid Trap: Hard Truths About Ending Poverty, Balance: The Economics of Great Powers From Ancient Rome to Modern America, and Healthy, Wealthy, and Wise: Five Steps to a Better Health Care ...

While recognizing the broad emotional appeal of walls, economist Glenn Hubbard argues that because they delay needed adaptations to the ever-changing world, walls are essentially backward-looking and ultimately destined to fail.

Fields: Public Economics, Corporate Finance and Financial Institutions, Macroeconomics, Industrial Organization, Natural Resource Economics, Public Policy

Glenn Hubbard is a nonresident senior fellow at the American Enterprise Institute, where his work is focused on a wide range of economic issues including health care; poverty; public,...

Oct 19, 2023 · Glenn Hubbard is the Dean Emeritus of Columbia Business School and former Chairman of the US Council of Economic Advisers. In The Wall and the Bridge, Hubbard proves that walls never lead to prosperity and almost always portend collapse. While change can be extremely difficult, it is inevitable.

R. Glenn Hubbard Professor Hubbard is a specialist in public economics, managerial information and incentive problems in corporate finance, and financial markets and institutions.

Jan 10, 2025 · Professor Hubbard is a leading expert in public economics, corporate and institutional finance, macroeconomics, antitrust, and industrial organization. He has provided trial and deposition testimony in numerous litigation matters, including more than a dozen cases in the Delaware Chancery Court.

Glenn Hubbard is Dean and Russell L. Carson Professor of Finance and Economics at the Columbia University Graduate School of Business. He received his B.A. and B.S. degrees, summa cum laude, from the University of Central Florida and holds A.M. and Ph.D. degrees in economics from Harvard University.