William Hoban Branson
William Hoban Branson (February 14, 1938 – August 15, 2006) was an American economist. Considered a pioneer in the field of international economics, he was also noted for his intermediate level textbook Macroeconomic Theory and Policy.[1] William Branson had three children, Kristin, William, and Emily. Shortly before his death his granddaughter was born, Maggie Branson Lynch.
William H. Branson | |
|---|---|
| Born | February 14, 1938 |
| Died | August 15, 2006 (aged 68) |
| Nationality | American |
| Institution | Princeton University |
| Field | International economics |
| Alma mater | Massachusetts Institute of Technology University of California, Berkeley United States Naval Academy |
Marriage to alleged Russian agent Elena Branson
In the late 1990's Branson, divorced from the mother of his three children, married a Russian-born economist, Elena Branson (née Chernykh). The two met at a conference of the International Monetary Fund. They purchased a condo in a building on the Upper West Side of Manhattan; Branson adopted Elena's daughter as well. According to Branson's daughter Emily, Elena Branson "blew all his money," and convinced him to cut his biological children out of his will.
Years after William Branson's death, the Upper West Side condo was raided by the FBI as part of an investigation into Elena Branson's activities on behalf of the Russian government. She fled the United States and appeared on Russia Today with convicted Russian agent Maria Butina.[2]
In 2022, the FBI Counterintelligence Division formally accused Elena Branson of acting as an unauthorized agent of the Russian government in the United States. Elena Branson's alleged work for the Russian government overlaps with previously-known Russian interference in the 2016 United States elections.[3]
Selected publications
- Branson, W. H.; Rotemberg, J. J. (1980). "International adjustment with wage rigidity" (PDF). European Economic Review. 13 (3): 309–332. doi:10.1016/0014-2921(80)90005-7. S2CID 153468068.
- Branson, W. H.; Halttunen, H.; Masson, P. (1977). "Exchange rates in the short run". European Economic Review. 10 (3): 303–324. doi:10.1016/S0014-2921(77)80002-0.
- Branson, W. H.; Monoyios, N. (1977). "Factor inputs in U.S. Trade". Journal of International Economics. 7 (2): 111–131. doi:10.1016/0022-1996(77)90025-3.
- Branson, William H. (1969). "The Minimum Covered Interest Differential Needed for International Arbitrage Activity". Journal of Political Economy. 77 (6): 1028–1035. doi:10.1086/259590. JSTOR 1837215. S2CID 153958401.
References
- "International economist William Branson dies". Princeton University. August 18, 2006.
- Rosner, Elzabeth; Golding, Bruce (March 9, 2022). "Who is accused secret Russian agent Elena Branson?". New York Post. Archived from the original on March 9, 2022.
- "Dual U.S. / Russian National Charged With Acting Illegally As A Russian Agent In The United States". Department of Justice, U.S. Attorney’s Office Southern District of New York. March 8, 2022. Archived from the original on March 8, 2022.