Roberto Rigobon is the Society of Sloan Fellows Professor of Applied Economics at the MIT Sloan School of Management and one of the world’s leading experts on global macroeconomics, inflation measurement, and financial crises. His research focuses on understanding how economic shocks spread across markets and countries, as well as how data and technology can improve economic measurement and decision-making.
Rigobon is widely known as the co-founder of the Billion Prices Project, an innovative initiative that uses large-scale online price data to track inflation in real time across multiple countries. The project helped transform how economists and policymakers measure inflation and analyze economic trends.
His work also explores financial contagion, the propagation of economic shocks through global networks, and the reliability of ESG and economic indicators. He is also co-founder of the Aggregate Confusion Project, which studies how to improve the measurement of sustainability metrics and corporate performance.
Rigobon has been a professor at MIT Sloan since 1997 and has received numerous teaching awards, including multiple “Teacher of the Year” recognitions from MIT Sloan students.
He holds a PhD in Economics from MIT, an MBA from IESA in Venezuela, and a Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering from Universidad Simón Bolívar.
Through his research, teaching, and keynote presentations, Roberto Rigobon helps leaders understand how data, technology, and global forces are reshaping economic policy, markets, and business strategy.
Why Book Roberto Rigobón?
- A world‑class MIT economist with deep expertise in global macroeconomics and financial crises.
- Pioneer of the Billion Prices Project, one of the most innovative approaches to measuring inflation.
- Offers clear insights into inflation, economic shocks, and systemic risk.
- Combines academic rigor with practical implications for business and policy leaders.
- Highly engaging speaker known for his clarity, humor, and ability to simplify complex economic ideas.
