Dave Donaldson (economist)
Dave Donaldson | |
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| Born | June 4, 1978 |
| Nationality | Canadian |
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| Institution | MIT NBER |
| Field | International trade Economic Development Economic History Environmental Economics |
| Alma mater | London School of Economics |
| Doctoral advisor | Tim Besley Robin Burgess |
| Awards | John Bates Clark Medal (2017) Fellow BREAD |
Dave Donaldson (born 4 June 1978) is a Canadian economist and a professor of economics at Massachusetts Institute of Technology.[1] He was awarded the 2017 John Bates Clark Medal.[2][3]
Academic career
Donaldson received a Masters in Physics from University of Oxford (Trinity College) in 2001, and a Diploma in 2002, an M.Sc. in 2003 and a Ph.D. in 2009, all in Economics from London School of Economics. His research explores welfare and economic growth effects of market integration; broad impacts of reduced intra-national trade barriers; and how climate-change-effects-on-humans, as well as food security and famine risks may each be mediated by trade and specialization.
Selected publications
- Donaldson, Dave (2018). "Railroads of the Raj: Estimating the Impact of Transportation Infrastructure". American Economic Review. Forthcoming. doi:10.1257/aer.20101199.
- Donaldson, Dave; Hornbeck, Richard (2016). "Railroads and American Economic Growth: A 'Market Access' Approach". Quarterly Journal of Economics. 101 (7): 799–858. doi:10.1093/qje/qjw002.
References
- ^ "MIT Economics : Dave Donaldson". economics.mit.edu.
- ^ Appelbaum, Binyamin (14 April 2017). "David Donaldson, Economist Who Studies Trade Benefits, Wins Clark Medal". New York Times.
- ^ "A trade economist wins the John Bates Clark medal".
External links
- Website at MIT
- Personal Website
- Dave Donaldson publications indexed by Google Scholar
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