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Gabriel Stein

Director, Lombard Street Research, UK
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Gabriel Stein graduated from the Stockholm School of Economics with an MSc in 1980. In 1981 he worked for the International Relations Department of the Israeli Ministry of Finance. From 1982 to 1991 he ran his own economics and public affairs consultancy, Stein Brothers, first in Stockholm and then from 1990 in London. He joined Lombard Street Research in 1991 and, together with Brian Reading, set up the World Service. He became a director in 1995. On behalf of the Adam Smith Institute he calculates Tax Freedom Day for the United Kingdom. His research follows all global trends.


Articles by this Author

  • China’s Fragile New Prosperity
    by Gabriel Stein, Charles Dumas
    Gabriel Stein studied Modern History at the University of Stockholm and Economics at the Stockholm School of Economics. After running his own consultancy, Stein Brothers, for ten years he joined Lombard Street Research in 1991, becoming a director in 1994. He regularly comments on developments in the leading world economies, including China. He is a keen follower of Far Eastern politics and studied Mandarin at the School of Oriental and African...
  • The Impact of Demographics on Business and the World Economy
    by Gabriel Stein
    A World Divided Into Savers and Spenders Who Need to Change PlacesOne of the key causes behind the global financial crisis of 2007/08 has been the division of the world into “savers” (countries with a savings surplus) and “spenders” (countries spending someone else’s surplus). The problem with this division is that it is asymmetrical. There is no theoretical limit to how much people can want to save. But spending someone else’s savings involves...

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