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2017

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Who is appointed as President of International Economic Association (IEA)?
A
Kaushik Basu
B
Suresh Prabhu
C
Kamal Nath
D
Suresh Arvind
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The IEA’s leadership team consists of Elhanan Helpman (president-elect), Eric Maskin (vice-president), Kaushik Basu (past president), Tim Besley (past past president), Omar Licandro (treasurer), and Luis Felipe Lopez-Calva (secretary general), who constitute, along with me, IEA’s Steering Committee.

Detailed explanation-2: -An economic association (co-operative) is a type of business in which the members’ liability is limited to the capital invested in the association. An economic association can be started by at least three people, companies or associations.

Detailed explanation-3: -IEA aims to promote personal contacts and mutual understanding among economists from different parts of the world through the organization of scientific meetings, common research programs, and publications of an international character on economic policies and problems of current importance.

Detailed explanation-4: -The IEA Kenya was formally launched in 1994 as a civic forum that sought to promote public policy debates and promote alternative policy options.

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