Robert C. Feenstra

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Robert Christopher Feenstra (* 1956 ) is an American economist . Since 1986 he has taught at the University of California, Davis . He is also director of the International Trade and Investment Program of the National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER).

education

Feenstra received his bachelor's degree with Honors in Economics in 1977 from the University of British Columbia . In 1981 the Massachusetts Institute of Technology awarded him a Ph.D. He then worked as a post-doctoral student at the University of Chicago for half a year .

Professional background

After completing his dissertation in 1981, Feenstra taught at Columbia University until 1986 and then moved to the University of California, Davis as an associate professor ( private lecturer ). In 1990 he received the C. Bryan Cameron Distinguished Chair in International Economics . From 2005 to 2006 he also headed the Institute of Governmental Affairs there . He is still the director of its Center for International Data .

In 1992 he also became director of the “International Trade and Investment Program” of the National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER), at which he was previously a Faculty Research Fellow from 1985 and then a Research Associate from 1987 .

Feenstra was editor of the Journal of International Economics from 1995 to 2001 , of which he was previously co-editor. He was also Associate Editor of the Review of Economics and Statistics and the American Economic Review . He is still co-editor of the American Economic Journal - Economic Policy and the Journal of Economic Perspectives .

research

According to the economic publications database IDEAS , Feenstra is one of the 5% of the most research-intensive economists in the overall ranking (135th place). Feenstra also clearly belongs to the top 5% of the economists recorded in the database under criteria such as "number of quotations" or "number of works". Feenstra's most cited article is entitled " Integration of Trade and Disintegration of Production in the Global Economy " (1998). In this article, Feenstra compares various measures of outsourcing, demonstrates their increase since the 1970s, and examines the consequences of globalization for the employment and wages of low-skilled workers, for trade and trade regulations, and for labor standards.

In general, Feenstra is mainly active in the fields of international trade theory, development economics, business administration and the topic of emerging countries.

Memberships

In addition to his membership in the NBER Feenstra is also since 2006 Fellow of the Institute of World Economics in Kiel and in 1989 fellow at the Institute of Advanced Studies of the Hebrew University of Jerusalem .

family

Feenstra is married and has two daughters.

Honors and honorary lectures

literature

Monographs

  • with Alan M. Taylor : International Economics , 2nd Edition, Worth Publishers, 2011.
  • Product Variety and the Gains from International Trade , The MIT Press, Cambridge 2010. ISBN 9780262062800 .
  • Offshoring in the Global Economy. Microeconomic Structure and Macroeconomic Implications , The MIT Press, Cambridge 2009. ISBN 9780262013833 .
  • with Alan M. Taylor: International Economics , Worth Publishers, 2008.
  • with Gary G. Hamilton : Emergent Economics, Divergent Paths: Economic Organization and International Trade in South Korea and Taiwan , Cambridge University Press, Cambridge 2006.
  • Advanced International Trade: Theory and Evidence , Princeton University Press, Princeton 2003. ISBN 9780691114101 .
  • with William Alterman and W. Erwin Diewert : International Trade Price Indexes and Seasonal Commodities. US Dept. of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics, Washington, DC 1999.

As editor

  • with Shang-Jin Wei : China's Growing Role in World Trade , National Bureau of Economic Research Conference Report 2010, The University of Chicago Press, Chicago 2010.
  • with Matthew D. Shapiro : Scanner Data and Price Indexes , National Bureau of Economic Research Conference Report 2003 The University of Chicago Press, Chicago 2003.
  • Empirical Methods for International Trade , The MIT Press, Cambridge 2003. ISBN 9780262561648 .
  • The Impact of International Trade on Wages , National Bureau of Economic Research Conference Report 2000. The University of Chicago Press, Chicago 2000.
  • The Effects of US Trade Protection and Promotion Policies , National Bureau of Economic Research Conference Report 1997. The University of Chicago Press, Chicago 1997.
  • with Gene M. Grossman and Douglas A. Irwin : The Political Economy of Trade Policy. Papers in Honor of Jagdish Bhagwati , The MIT Press, Cambridge 1996. ISBN 9780262061865 .
  • Trade Policies for International Competitiveness , National Bureau of Economic Research Conference Report 1989. The University of Chicago Press, Chicago 1989.
  • Essays in International Economic Theory, Volume 2. International Factor Mobility , The MIT Press, Cambridge 1986. ISBN 9780262521215 .
  • Essays in International Economic Theory, Volume 1. The Theory of Commercial Policy , The MIT Press, Cambridge 1986. ISBN 9780262521208 .

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b Robert C. Feenstra. WorthPublishers.com, accessed July 8, 2013 .
  2. ^ A b c d Robert C. Feenstra, C. Bryan Cameron Distinguished Chair in International Economics. econ.ucdavic.edu , accessed July 8, 2013 .
  3. ↑ Overall ranking of the economic database IDEAS (English)
  4. ^ Author profile of Robert C. Feenstra on IDEAS (English).
  5. ^ Feenstra, RC (1998). Investor Diversification and International Equity Markets. Journal of Economic Perspectives , 12 (4), pp.31-50.
  6. ↑ Bernhard Harms Prize. (No longer available online.) Ifw-kiel.de , archived from the original on June 14, 2013 ; Retrieved July 8, 2013 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.ifw-kiel.de
personal data
SURNAME Feenstra, Robert C.
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Feenstra, Robert; Feenstra, Robert Christopher (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American economist
DATE OF BIRTH 1956