Paul Blustein is Journalist in Residence in the Global Economy and
Development Program at the Brookings Institution. His primary fields of
expertise are international trade and international economic policy.
Prior to joining Brookings in 2006, Blustein served as an economics
correspondent and international economics correspondent for major
publications such as the Washington Post and the Wall Street Journal.
During this time, Blustein reported stories from countries all over the
world and covered topics such as the Federal Reserve and budget and tax
policy. He is the author of The Chastening: Inside the Crisis That
Rocked the Global Financial System and Humbled the IMF (Public
Affairs,2001), and And the Money Kept Rolling In (And Out): Wall Street,
the IMF, and the Bankrupting of Argentina (Public Affairs, 2005). His
current focus is a book about the World Trade Organization.
Blustein holds an M.A. in Philosophy, Politics and Economics from Oxford University, where he studied as a Rhodes Scholar, and a B.A. in History from the University of Wisconsin. Among the prizes he has received for his reporting is the Gerald Loeb Award, generally regarded as the most prestigious prize in the field of business and economic journalism.
