Get to know Narayana
Person who most inspired you: My father
Favorite movies: The Godfather, The Matrix
Favorite books: "Howard's End," "The Great Gatsby" Currently reading: "Wolf Hall," by Hilary Mantel
Three famous people you'd invite to dinner (living or dead): economist Mervyn King, physicist Richard Feynman, author Mark Twain
Three favorite TV shows: Fawlty Towers, Seinfeld, Cheers
Favorite vacation destination: Lake Superior North Shore
Hobbies: Dog-walking, hiking, reading, going to: movies, theater, classical music
Drives: Acura TL
Career: Chair, University of Minnesota Department of Economics, 2006-2008; professor, Stanford University, 2002-2005; also taught at University of Iowa and Northwestern University
Pets: Australian shepherds Pedro and Alice
Favorite quote: "Nothing is less real than realism ... Details are confusing. It is only by selection, by elimination, by emphasis, that we get at the real meaning of things." --Georgia O'Keefe
Favorite musicians: The Smiths, The Killers, Jack White
Five songs on your iPod
"Take Me Out"Franz Ferdinand
"All These Things that I've Done"The Killers
"Dreaming of You"The Coral
"Stronger"ø Kanye West
"Tangled Up In Blue"Bob Dylan