Jeff Rubin

Rubin received a B.A. in Economics at the University of Toronto and an M.A. from McGill University. He then worked as an economist in the Ontario Government Treasury Department where he was responsible for projecting future interest rates.

In 1988, Rubin moved on to the brokerage firm Wood Gundy(May 27, 2012). "[http://www.collapsenet.com/free-resources/essential-voices/item/8042-economist-jeff-rubin-at-the-business-of-climate-change-conference] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140802095706/http://www.collapsenet.com/free-resources/essential-voices/item/8042-economist-jeff-rubin-at-the-business-of-climate-change-conference |date=2014-08-02 }}". Retrieved on 2012-11-23. which was taken over by CIBC and became first CIBC Wood Gundy and then CIBC World Markets. He has accurately predicted fluctuations in interest rates and the value of the Canadian dollar.{{citation needed|date=July 2012}} In the early 1990s he came to prominence projecting a major decline in the Ontario real estate market.{{citation needed|date=July 2012}} He was one of the first economists to accurately predict soaring oil prices in 2000 and is now a popular commentator on oil depletion and its economic repercussions.{{citation needed|date=July 2012}} However, in 2008, when a barrel of oil was $135, Rubin predicted that the price will reach $225 by 2012.{{Cite journal|last=Samuelson|first=R.J.|date=June 23, 2008|title=Learning from the oil shock.|journal=Newsweek |page=39}} This prediction turned out to be wrong with the price of oil crashing in 2009, which – despite a rebound from 2011 to 2014 – stayed relatively low until 2016.

Rubin writes a blog published every Wednesday for The Globe and Mail newspaper.{{citation needed|date=July 2012}} The blog is also published in the Huffington Post.{{citation needed|date=July 2012}} He is an avid fisherman and frequently uses fishing analogies in his writing.Author's page on the Random House web site (http://www.randomhouse.com/author/results.pperl?authorid=95186)

Rubin wrote the 2009 book Why Your World Is About to Get a Whole Lot Smaller: Oil and the End of Globalization ({{ISBN|0-307-35751-1}}), which won the Canadian Business Book of the Year award. The book was also published with U.S. and U.K editions along with editions in French, Spanish, German, Portuguese, and Italian. A second Canadian edition was published in 2010.Hamilton, Tyler (May 16, 2009). "[https://www.thestar.com/Business/article/635276 A maverick's message on oil]", Toronto Star. Retrieved on 2009-07-04.Smith, Charlie (June 11, 2009). "[https://www.straight.com/node/229604 Author Jeff Rubin says peak oil will shrink trade with Asia] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121016051550/http://www.straight.com/node/229604 |date=2012-10-16 }}", The Georgia Straight. Retrieved on 2009-07-04.

Jeff Rubin's second book, The End of Growth - but is that all bad? published by Random House ({{ISBN|978-0-307-36090-8}}), was released in Canada in a hard cover edition on May 8, 2012. It follows up on the theme of how oil prices are changing the world. The End of Growth was released in a US edition on October 16, 2012, under the title "The Big Flatline - Oil and the No-Growth Economy" ({{ISBN|978-0-230-34218-7}}). A third book published by Random House and titled "The Carbon Bubble - What Happens to us When it Bursts" was released in Canada on May 12, 2015. A fourth book published by Random House and titled "The Expendables - How the Middle Class Got Screwed By Globalization" was released in Canada on August 18, 2020. "A Map of the New Normal: How Inflation, War and Sanctions Will Change Your World Forever" was released in May, 2024. This book explores how central banks' actions during COVID-19 lockdowns set economies on track for massive inflation, in commodities and in wages.{{cite web |title=Economist Jeff Rubin offers 'A Map of the New Normal' |url=https://calgary.ctvnews.ca/economist-jeff-rubin-offers-a-map-of-the-new-normal-1.6890357 |website=Calgary |publisher=CTV |access-date=20 May 2024 |language=en |date=16 May 2024}} Rubin argues that the return of industrial production from low wage countries such as China strengthens the bargaining position of workers, particularly unionized blue collar labor. He writes that grain may become as important as oil, suggesting that Russia could decide to sell its grain only to countries that support its military agenda.{{cite web |title=Inflation, sanctions reshaping global economy, says economist Jeff Rubin |url=https://www.cbc.ca/player/play/audio/9.4230642 |publisher=CBC |access-date=20 May 2024}}

• Why Your World Is About to Get a Whole Lot Smaller: Oil and the End of Globalization (2009)
• The End of Growth (2012)
• The Carbon Bubble: What Happens to Us When It Bursts (2015)
• The Expendables: How the Middle Class Got Screwed By Globalization (2020)
• A Map of the New Normal: How Inflation, War and Sanctions Will Change Your World Forever (2024)

• [https://web.archive.org/web/20090804131604/http://www.kuow.org/program.php?id=17968 Jeff speaks about global oil consumption, in Seattle on June 8, 2009]
• [https://greenparty.ca/spotlight/2009-06-18/jeff-rubin-interviewed-ralph-benmergui Jeff Rubin Interviewed by Ralph Benmergui on June 18th]
• [http://www.cbc.ca/thehour/videos.html?id=5393369 Jeff Rubin on CBC's The Hour]
• [https://web.archive.org/web/20100121042047/http://paul.kedrosky.com/archives/2010/01/jeff_rubin_ridi.html Jeff Rubin speaks January 2010]
• [http://www.jeffrubinssmallerworld.com/blog/ jeff rubin's blog]

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