Varadarajan Chari

V.V. Chari is the Paul Frenzel Land Grant Professor of Liberal Arts in the Department of Economics at the University of Minnesota and an adviser at the Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis. He was the founding director of the Heller-Hurwicz Economics Institute. His research focuses on banking, fiscal and monetary policy, and economic development.

• Education:
  • Ph.D. in Economics, Carnegie-Mellon University (1981)
  • M.S. in Economics, Carnegie-Mellon University (1978)
  • B. Tech. in Chemical Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay (1974)

Chari's research spans financial intermediation, macroeconomics, and public economics, with significant contributions to banking crises, exchange rate fluctuations, and international capital flows. He has held editorial roles at journals such as Econometrica, Journal of Economic Literature, and Journal of Financial Intermediation.

• Scientific Awards:
  • Fellow of the Econometric Society (1998)
  • Scholar of the College, University of Minnesota (2008)

He is affiliated with the Heller-Hurwicz Economics Institute and has maintained a long-standing advisory role at the Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis. His career includes prior positions at the J.L. Kellogg Graduate School of Management and the Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis, where he served as Senior Research Officer and Economic Advisor.