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David E. Weinstein |
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David E.
Weinstein
is Carl S. Shoup Professor of the Japanese Economy. He is also the Associate Director
of Research at the Center for Japanese Economy and Business, Research
Associate and Director of the Japan Project at the National Bureau of
Economic Research, and a Member of the Council on Foreign Relations.
Previously, Professor Weinstein was a Senior Economist at the Federal Reserve
Bank of New York and a consultant for the Federal Reserve Bank of San
Francisco and the Federal Reserve Board of Governors. Prior to joining the
Columbia faculty, Professor Weinstein was the Sanford R. Robertson Associate
Professor of Business Administration at the School of Business Administration
at the University of Michigan as well as an Associate Professor of economics
at Harvard University. He also served on the Council of Economic Advisors
from 1989 to 1990. His teaching and research interests include international
economics, macroeconomics, corporate finance, the Japanese economy, and
industrial policy. Professor Weinstein earned his Ph.D. and M.A. in Economics
from the University of Michigan and his B.A. at Yale University. He is the
recipient of numerous grants and awards including four National Science
Foundation grants, an Abe Fellowship, and a Japan Foundation Fellowship. Professor
Weinstein is the author of numerous publications and articles. His recent publications
include “Product Creation and Destruction: Evidence from Barcode Data,” American Economic Review forthcoming;
“Optimal Tariffs and Market Power: The Evidence,” American Economic Review forthcoming; “Globalization and the
Gains from Variety,” Quarterly Journal
of Economics; and “Happy News from the Dismal Science: Reassessing
Japan’s Fiscal Policy and Sustainability,” in Reviving Japan’s Economy: Problems and Prescriptions. |
