The staunch opponent of the liberal approach to the economy has gained notoriety for his harsh criticism of the Russian government, which, in his opinion, is a supporter of liberalism.
Economist Mikhail Khazin is one of the most rated and quoted analysts in the country. The former Presidential Administration official is now a consultant and has made numerous TV and radio guest appearances.
Origin
The future economist Mikhail Khazin was born on May 5, 1962 in a Moscow intelligent family, where there were several generations of hereditary mathematicians. Father, Leonid Grigoryevich Khazin, worked as a leading researcher at the Institute of Applied Mathematics of the Russian Academy of Sciences and specialized in new areas of stability theory. Mom taught students higher mathematics and mathematical analysis at the Institute of Electronicmechanical engineering.
His grandfather, Khazin Grigory Leizerovich, was awarded the Stalin Prize in 1949 for his participation in the development of the Moscow air defense system, but officially - for the development of new equipment. He worked at a closed enterprise of the Ministry of State Security, where he specialized in the creation of air defense systems.
The economist Khazin has a brother who is seven years younger. Engaged in art history, academician of the Russian Academy of Arts.
Early years
At the age of 7, Mikhail was sent to continue the family traditions in a specialized school with a mathematical bias. Secondary school No. 179 was famous in the capital for its high level of education. In an interview, economist Khazin said that he always dreamed of studying at Moscow State University, which his parents once graduated from. However, immediately after receiving the matriculation certificate in 1979, he managed to enter only the Yaroslavl State University. Why - it is not known for certain, according to one of the versions of Russian publications, perhaps because of the Jewish nationality.
Thanks to the persistence of the young man and the support of his family, the dream came true the following year, when Leonid transferred to the Faculty of Mechanics and Mathematics of Moscow State University. A year later, he chose the Department of Probability Theory. In 1984 he graduated from the university with a degree in statistics.
Start in employment
After graduating from high school, he was sent for distribution to the Institute of Physical Chemistry. Over the next five years (from 1984 to 1989) he specialized in solving applied problems of chemical physics, theirtheoretical justification. On the official website of the institute, one can still find abstracts of several works by Khazin on statistical physics.
In the early 1990s, the institutions involved in fundamental research were the first to feel the lack of funding. Mikhail had to look for another job, leaving science. In one speech, Russian economist Mikhail Khazin said that the developments of those years were enough to defend not only a candidate's dissertation, but also a doctoral one.
During the years of perestroika
Since 1989, for two years, the young specialist worked at the Institute of Statistics of the USSR State Statistics Committee, headed by Emil Ershov. At this time, Mikhail Leonidovich retrained, taking up the statistics of the national economy of the country. From these years, he began to closely study economic science and pay special attention to the emergence of economic crises.
With the beginning of the collapse of the Soviet Union, when the institutes stopped paying wages altogether, the economist Khazin decides to go to work in the newly formed private sector. For about a year he headed the analytical department at Elbim Bank. Mikhail Leonidovich later admitted that he was not created for business, so he again had to look for work.
In public service
In 1993, Khazin entered the civil service. Until 1994, he worked at the Center for Economic Reforms under the Russian government, later moved from there toMinistry of Economy, where from 1995 to 1997 he headed the credit policy department. According to Mikhail Leonidovich himself, in 1996 they wanted to appoint him to the post of deputy minister, the department was then headed by Yevgeny Yasin. However, the conflict with Yakov Urinson (First Deputy Minister of Economy) prevented the increase. Disagreements arose, as economist Khazin said in one of his speeches, because of a report prepared for the ministerial board on non-payments. Then he argued that the reduction in the money supply leads to an increase in inflation, not a decrease.
About his work in the civil service of that period, economist Khazin says that the main task for himself was to understand how the country's economy really works and remove possible obstacles to economic growth.
In the presidential administration
In 1997, Mikhail Leonidovich went to work in the presidential administration. Until June 1998, he worked as deputy head of the economic department. Khazin openly says that he was fired for being harsh and uncompromising. After being fired for ten years, he was not allowed to travel abroad. Economist Khazin claims that in 1997 the administration predicted that, with the current economic policy, a crisis in the country was inevitable.
Since 2002, he has been consulting, headed the consulting company "Neocon". In recent years, he has been a regular expert on political talk shows, hosts economic and political programs onInternet channels, radio and television. Forecasts, reviews and opinions of the economist Khazin about Russia (the current situation, topical issues) are constantly cited by the country's leading publications. Mikhail Leonidovich has his own website, which publishes reviews of the state of the world and Russian economies, forecasts and speeches by leading experts on this issue.
Economic views and forecasts
In 2003, the book "The Decline of the Dollar Empire and the End of Pax Americana" was published, co-authored with A. Kobyakov. It outlined the main provisions of economic theory on the causes of world economic crises. Khazin believes that the main problem is the decline in final demand, uncontrolled and excessive issuance of the dollar.
Among the resonant recent speeches of the economist Khazin, is his interview, in which he said that there are still oligarchs in Russia. For example, he considers them all who received their we alth as a result of privatization. He did not say how many of them, noting that many of them are in the Russian rating of Forbes magazine. Also in the program on the Ekho Moskvy radio station, a well-known expert spoke negatively about the pension reform, which he called a political provocation.
Personal Information
Very little is known about the family and personal life of Mikhail Leonidovich. He married in 1993, his wife's name is Alexandra. In one of the interviews, he said that he has a daughter, while she lives in Japan, inthe city of Kyoto. According to his page on social networks, journalists found out that the name of the girl was Anastasia. Economist Khazin maintains pages on almost all major information resources, including Facebook, Twitter, and VKontakte. Actively communicates in the blog on "LiveJournal". Nothing more is known about his family to the family of the general public.
He does not maintain relations with his younger brother Andrei, whom he has not seen for more than 15 years, as he said in an interview on the Ekho Moskvy radio. He considers himself an absolute adherent of conservative views.
