Swati Dhingra Explained

Swati Dhingra (born 1980) is an Associate Professor of Economics at the London School of Economics and an external member of the Bank of England's Monetary Policy Committee.^{[1] [2]}

Early life and education

She hails from Shaharanpur, Uttar Pradesh. Her parents moved to India during the 1947 partition and are into a small business of buying and selling shawls.^[3] She earned her undergraduate degree from Delhi University, holds an MA from the Delhi School of Economics and obtained an MS and a PhD in Economics from the University of Wisconsin–Madison.^[4] She did post doctoral fellowship at Princeton University. She lives with her partner Islington, north London.

She has been a prominent critic of Brexit.^[5]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Dr Swati Dhingra . . 23 September 2022.
2. Web site: Dr. Swati Dhingra . . 23 September 2022.
3. News: Partington . Richard . 2022-12-03 . Swati Dhingra of the Bank of England: ‘Are we going to end up deepening the recession?’ . 2024-03-29 . The Guardian . en-GB . 0261-3077.
4. Web site: Chancellor appoints Dr. Swati Dhingra to the Monetary Policy Committee . . 23 September 2022.
5. News: Swati Dhingra to join Bank of England's monetary policy committee . . 12 May 2022 . 23 September 2022 . Inman . Phillip .