Robert Roosa
Robert Vincent Roosa | |
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Born | Marquette, Michigan, U.S. | June 21, 1918
Died | December 23, 1992 Port Chester, New York, U.S. | (aged 74)
Nationality | American |
Academic career | |
Institution | University of Michigan Harvard University MIT School of Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences |
Alma mater | University of Michigan |
Robert Vincent Roosa (June 21, 1918 – December 23, 1993)
Early years
Born in
Postwar years
From 1946 he worked at the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, ultimately reaching the position of vice president in the bank's research department.[3] He then joined the Treasury, under John F. Kennedy, as Undersecretary for Monetary Affairs,[3] where he helped to address the balance of payments problem facing America at that time.[4] One of his solutions was the creation of bonds that would attract and allow foreign holders of dollars to turn them into long-term assets as an alternative to buying U.S. gold.[5] Known as Roosa bonds, they were bought with dollars, but denominated and repaid in Swiss francs.[6] Roosa believed that the international monetary system should be based on a reference and that the reference should be the U.S. dollar.[4] He continued under the administration of Lyndon B. Johnson until 1964.
Roosa joined the Wall Street firm of
Personal
Roosa was married to Ruth Roosa (née AmEnde), who died in October 1993. They had two daughters.[2] Roosa died in Port Chester, New York in December 1993, aged 75.[12]
Publications
- American Enterprise Institute for Public Policy Research, Washington, D.C. (1967)
- Robert V. Roosa (1965). Monetary reform for the world economy. Published for the Council on Foreign Relations by Harper & Row.
- Robert V. Roosa (1964). The Management of the National Debt. Industrial College of the Armed Forces.
- Robert V. Roosa (1983). Economic Instability and Flexible Exchange Rates: A Seminar Organized by the Institute of Southeast Asian Studies, 12 April 1982, Singapore. Institute of Southeast Asian Studies. ISBN 978-9971-902-59-9.
References
- JSTOR 987305.
- ^ a b Richard D. Lyons, "Robert V. Roosa Is Dead at 75; Served as U.S. Treasury Official" The New York Times (December 25, 1993). Retrieved May 21, 2011
- ^ a b c "Ornaments on the Tree" Time (January 6, 1961). Retrieved May 20, 2011
- ^ a b Jean-Marc Daniel, "Robert Roosa and the Ups and Downs of the Dollar" Watching America (July 6, 2010), translated by Anh-Thu Luu from Le Monde. Retrieved May 20, 2011
- ^ B. Dianne Pauls, "U.S. exchange rate policy: Bretton Woods to the present - includes glossary" Federal Reserve Bulletin, p. 2 (November 1990). Retrieved May 20, 2011
- ^ "GOLD & MONEY: More Than Meets the Eye" FOFOA financial blog (April 10, 2010). Retrieved May 20, 2011
- ^ "Robert Vincent Roosa". American Academy of Arts & Sciences. Retrieved 2022-09-28.
- ^ "APS Member History". search.amphilsoc.org. Retrieved 2022-09-28.
- ^ "A Cry for Courage and Compassion" Time (June 1, 1970). Retrieved May 20, 2011
- ^ "Carter's Brain Trusts" Time (December 20, 1976). Retrieved May 20, 2011
- ^ "Guide to the Brookings Institution Archives: 1987". Brookings Institution. Archived from the original on 2007-03-16.
- ^ "Robert Roosa Dies at 75; Treasury Undersecretary" The Washington Post (December 25, 1993). Retrieved May 20, 2011
External links
- United States Treasury Policies And Economic Stabilization a talk given at the Industrial College of the Armed Forcesin 1962
- Mary Jean Bennett, 1968 book review of Roosa's book written with M. Friedman "A Reviewer’s Notebook – 1968/5". Retrieved May 20, 2011
- "Robert V. Roosa". JSTOR.
- "Robert Vincent Roosa (1918-1993) - Find a Grave..." www.findagrave.com. Retrieved 2024-01-10.