Raveendra Nath "Ravi" Batra was born on June 27,1943 and is an Indian-American economist, author, and professor at Southern Methodist University.
14 Facts About Ravi Batra
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Ravi Batra has appeared on CBS, NBC, CNN, ABC, and CNBC, and has been profiled in The New York Times, Time, and Newsweek.
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Since the financial crisis, Ravi Batra has been a frequent guest on radio shows and featured in numerous publications.
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Ravi Batra became assistant professor of economics at the University of Western Ontario in 1969.
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Ravi Batra moved to Southern Methodist University in Dallas, Texas, in 1970 to become assistant professor of economics.
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Ravi Batra thinks such a scenario in the future will refocus the social motivity, away from acquisition of money to a mastery of technology and physical bravery including the conquest of space, heralding a new age of commanders in the West.
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Ravi Batra is the author of six international bestsellers, two of which appeared on The New York Times list.
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Ravi Batra predicted a full scale depression in the US in 1990; it did not happen.
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Ravi Batra's reputation rose in Europe on account of his correct prediction for the downfall of communism when he was awarded the Medal of the Italian Senate in 1990.
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Ravi Batra continued to publish bestselling works in Japan with economic malaise lasting until the early 2000s.
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In 1993, Ravi Batra received the Ig Nobel Prize in economics.
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In 1993, Ravi Batra published The Myth of Free Trade: The Pooring of America in which he argued that free trade has enabled the rich to become richer but most people became poorer.
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Ravi Batra predicted that NAFTA would create unemployment in Mexico and lower wages in America.
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Ravi Batra urged the breakup of large firms, a raise in tariffs, and a drastic cut in defense spending to turn the country around.