James Brander

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James Alan Brander (* 1953 in New Westminster , British Columbia , Canada ) is a Canadian economist and university professor . The focus of his work lies in the field of foreign trade , industrial economics and environmental and resource management.

Career, research and teaching

Brandner first studied at the University of British Columbia , where he graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in 1975 . He then went to Stanford University , where he received his Ph.D. one year after completing his Masters of Arts in 1979. completed. In the same year, Brander began his first position as an assistant professor at Queen's University , before returning to the University of British Columbia as an associate professor in 1984 . There he was appointed full professor in 1990 and between 1999 and 2003 he was deputy dean of the university.

Brander published and lectured in particular on topics related to international trade, industrial organization , environmental and resource management and venture capital , but also on economics and state intervention in the economy. Together with Barbara Spencer , he developed the so-called Brander-Spencer model in the early 1980s, which , contrary to the models common at the time, showed to what extent state intervention to protect entrepreneurs can increase overall welfare under certain framework conditions.

He served as Editor-in-Chief of the Canadian Journal of Economics from 1997 to 2001 and then served as President of the Canadian Economics Association from 2009 to 2010 .

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Presidents, Treasurers and Editors. economics.ca, accessed on August 15, 2015 .

literature

  • Mark Blaug (Ed.): Who's who in economics. 3rd edition, Elgar, Cheltenham [u. a.] 1999, ISBN 1-85898-886-1 , pp. 153-154

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personal data
SURNAME Brander, James
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Brander, James Alan (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Canadian economist
DATE OF BIRTH 1953
PLACE OF BIRTH New Westminster , British Columbia , Canada