We are sad to announce the passing of Mike Marrese, Penn Economics Ph.D. in 1978, on 26 December 2024.

We are sad to announce the passing of Mike Marrese, Penn Economics Ph.D. in 1977, on 26 December 2024. Mike specialized in Soviet and post-Soviet economies.  He was on the faculty at Northwestern for 15 years, at the International Monetary Fund for four years, was a Managing Director at J. P. Morgan and Head of Economic Research and Sovereign Strategy for the CEEMEA (Central-Eastern Europe, the Middle East and Africa) and a Visiting Professor in Economics at Royal Holloway University of London and Research Associate of the Centre for New and Emerging Markets, London Business School.