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James Kenneth Galbraith (born January 29 1952) is an American economist who writes frequently for mainstream and liberal publications on economic topics. He is currently a professor at the Lyndon B. Johnson School of Public Affairs and at the Department of Government University of Texas at Austin. He is also a Senior Scholar with the Levy Economics Institute of Bard College. He is also part of the executive committee of the World Economics Association created in 2011.