Kenneth A. Reinert
Contact Information
Schar School of Policy and Government, George Mason University, MSN 3B1, 3351 North Fairfax Drive, Arlington, VA 22201 USA
Phone: (1)703-993-8212
Email: kreinert@gmu.edu
Education
Ph.D., Economics, University of Maryland, 1988
M.A., Economics, University of Maryland, 1985
M.A., Geography, Boston University, 1982
B.A., Magna Cum Laude, Geography, Boston University, 1980
Fields
International economics, development policy, globalization, economic ethics
Employment
Professor of Public Policy, Schar School of Policy and Government, George Mason University, 2016 to present
Director, Global Commerce and Policy Program, Schar School of Policy and Government, George Mason University, 2022 to present
Professor of Public Policy, School of Policy, Government, and International Affairs, George Mason University, 2014 to 2016
Professor of Public Policy, School of Public Policy, George Mason University, 2008 to 2014
Director, International Commerce and Policy Program, School of Public Policy and Schar School of Policy and Government, George Mason University, 2007 to 2010 and 2013 to 2022
Associate Professor of Public Policy, School of Public Policy, George Mason University, 2000 to 2008
Associate Professor of Economics, Kalamazoo College, 1999 to 2000
Assistant Professor of Economics, Kalamazoo College, 1993 to 1999
Visiting Assistant Professor, Wellesley College, 1992 to 1993
Senior International Economist (GS 15), US International Trade Commission, 1991 to 1993
International Economist (GS 13-14), US International Trade Commission, 1988 to 1991
Research Assistant, Bureau of Business and Economic Research, University of Maryland, 1983 to 1987
Research Associate, Granville Corporation, 1982 to 1983
Research Assistant, Center for Energy and Environmental Studies, Boston University 1980 to 1981
Research Assistant, Northern Energy Corporation, Summers 1979 and 1980
Other Affiliations
Faculty Affiliate, Carter School for Peace and Conflict Resolution, George Mason University, 2020 to present
Faculty Affiliate, Institute for a Sustainable Earth, George Mason University, 2020 to present
Faculty Associate, Center for Emerging Market Policies, School of Public Policy, George Mason University, 2010 to 2016
Faculty Affiliate, Center for Global Policy, School of Public Policy, George Mason University, 2005 to 2015
Senior Fellow, Trade Partnership Worldwide, 2004 to 2010
Faculty Affiliate, Center for Global Studies, George Mason University, 2004 to present
Research Fellow, Rural Development Research Consortium, 2003 to 2008
Visiting Professor, Western Michigan University, 2000
Visiting Scholar, World Trade Organization, 1999
Associate, OECD Development Centre, 1994 to 1995
Visiting Scholar, GATT Secretariat, 1994
Lecturer, University of Maryland Baltimore County, 1991 to 1992
Honors and Awards
Emerald Literati Award, Outstanding Reviewer, 2023
Drayton Discourse Invitee, University College London, 2020
Letter of Recognition, Stearns Center for Teaching and Learning, George Mason University, 2017 and 2018
Who’s Who in America, 2009
Provost Letter of Commendation for Excellence in Teaching and Research, George Mason University, 2008
Werner Sichel Lecture, Western Michigan University, 2007
Distinguished Teaching Award, School of Public Policy, George Mason University, 2003
Who’s Who in the East, 1993-1994
International Trade and Development Fellowship, University of Maryland, 1987 to 1988
Award for Excellence in Geography, Boston University, 1980
Professor Augustus Howe Buck Scholarship, Boston University, 1978 to 1980
Other Professional Activities
Member, Chairs Forum Executive Committee, George Mason University, 2022 to present
Established a Graduate Certificate in Global Economic Policy, Schar School of Policy and Government, George Mason University, 2022
Member, Admissions Director Search Committee, Schar School of Policy and Government, George Mason University, 2021 to 2022
Member, Renewal, Promotion and Tenure First-Level Review Committees, Schar School of Policy and Government, George Mason University, 2021 and 2023
Established an online option for the International Commerce and Policy Master’s program, Schar School of Policy and Government, George Mason University, 2021
Established a Graduate Certificate in Illicit Trade Analysis, Schar School of Policy and Government, George Mason University, 2020
Established a Graduate Certificate in Strategic Trade, Schar School of Policy and Government, George Mason University, 2019
Established Memorandum of Understanding between the Schar School of Policy and Government, George Mason University and Content Enablers for certificates of achievement, 2019
Member, Ph.D. in Public Policy Admissions Committee, Schar School of Policy and Government, George Mason University, 2016 to 2018
Member, Renewal, Promotion and Tenure Liaison and Second-Level Review Committees, Schar School of Policy and Government, 2017 to 2019 and 2023
Established the Center for Emerging Market Policies, School of Policy, Government and International Affairs, George Mason University as a U.S. State Department APEC Study Center, 2015
Member, Divisions Committee, School of Policy, Government, and International Affairs, George Mason University, 2014 to 2015
Coordinator, Ph.D. Comprehensive Exam, School of Public Policy, George Mason University, 2013
Member, Grievance Committee, School of Public Policy, George Mason University, 2013 to 2014
Chair, Quality of Academic Programs Committee, School of Public Policy, George Mason University, 2012 to 2013
Faculty Advisor, Alumni Association, School of Public Policy, George Mason University, 2012 to 2013
Member, Joseph L. Fisher Dissertation Award Committee, School of Public Policy, George Mason University, 2012
Member, Steering Committee, Center for Global Studies, George Mason University, 2010 to 2015
Established George Mason University School of Public Policy Affiliate Membership in the Association for Professional Schools in International Affairs, 2009
Chair, Global Business and Policy Search Committee, School of Public Policy, George Mason University, 2008 to 2010
Member, Global Research and Education Committee, George Mason University, 2007 to 2010
Member, Curriculum Committee, School of Public Policy, George Mason University, 2007 to 2012
Member, Management Committee, School of Public Policy, George Mason University, 2007 to 2010
Established Memorandum of Understanding between George Mason University School of Public Policy and the International Trade Administration, US Department of Commerce, 2005
Chair, Diversity Keystone Committee, Kalamazoo College, 1997 to 1998
Member, Faculty Executive Committee, Kalamazoo College, 1997 to 1999
Editorial Positions
Founding Editor, Cambridge Elements in International Economics, 2021 to present
Editorial Board Member, Law and Development Review, 2023
Editorial Board Member, ECONOMICS Open, 2023
Editorial Board Member, Journal of International Commerce, Economics and Policy, 2009 to present
Editorial Board Member, Global Studies Review, 2011 to 2013
Guest Editor for Special Issue Entitled “Perspectives on Globalization and Development,” Journal of International Commerce, Economics and Policy, 2011
Editorial Board Member, Foreign Policy Bulletin, 2006 to 2012
Editorial Board Member, Innovations: Technology/Governance/Globalization, 2005 to 2010
Google Scholar Citation Statistics
Total citations: over 4,000
h-index: 30
i10-index: 63
Books and Monographs
The Lure of Economic Nationalism: Beyond Zero Sum, Anthem Press, 2023.
Featured in Nature Science Picks and Page 99 Test Blog.
No Small Hope: Towards the Universal Provision of Basic Goods, Oxford University Press, 2018.
Invited book launch at World Trade Organization 2018 Public Forum.
Featured in Page 99 Test Blog and Schar School of Policy and Government Pulse Magazine.
Reviewed in Population and Development Review, Social Science Journal and Heythrop Journal.
Handbook of Globalisation and Development, edited, Edward Elgar, 2017.
Globalization for Development: Meeting New Challenges, with I. Goldin, Oxford University Press, 2012.
Reviewed in Choice, Economic Record and Balliol College Oxford Annual Record.
An Introduction to International Economics: New Perspectives on the World Economy, Cambridge University Press, 2012, 2021.
Reviewed in Economic Record.
Best-Selling Book in International Economics, Cambridge University Press, 2012.
Italian edition, Societa Editrice Il Mulino, 2014.
Chinese edition, China Renmin University Press, 2015.
Polish edition, Polish Scientific Publications, 2025.
The Princeton Encyclopedia of the World Economy (2 volumes), edited with R.S. Rajan, A.J. Glass and L.S. Davis, Princeton University Press, 2009 (lead Editor-in-Chief).
Reviewed in Choice, Library Journal, Reference and Users Service Quarterly, American Reference Books Annual and Reference Reviews.
Outstanding Business Reference Source, Reference and Users Service Quarterly, American Library Association, 2009.
Globalization for Development, with I. Goldin, Palgrave MacMillan and World Bank, 2006. Revised edition 2007.
Reviewed in Choice, Journal of Asian Economics, Journal of Development Studies, Population and Development Review and Reference and Research Book News.
Indian edition, Rawat, 2006. Spanish edition, Planeta, 2007. Chinese edition, Economic Science Press, 2008. French edition, Editions Eska, 2009.
Best-Seller List, General Interest Books, World Bank 2007 and 2008.
Best-Selling Academic Book, World Bank, 2006.
Globalización y Pobreza, with I. Goldin, Alfaomega and World Bank. 2005.
Windows on the World Economy: An Introduction to International Economics, South-Western Thomson, 2005.
Applied Methods for Trade Policy Analysis: A Handbook, edited with J.F. Francois, Cambridge University Press, 1997.
Reviewed in Economic Systems Research, Journal of Economic Literature, Kyklos, North American Journal of Economics and Finance and Weltwirtschaftliches Archiv.
Journal Articles
“Steel, Security and the WTO Dispute Settlement Mechanism: A Trade Catastrophe in the Making,” The World Economy, forthcoming.
“P.J. Thomas’ Scholarship on Mercantilism and the Political Economy of Trade: A Centennial Appreciation and Assessment,” Global Perspectives, forthcoming.
“Fisheries Subsidies and the World Trade Organization: The Negotiated Agreement,” International Negotiation, 29:2, 2024.
“Fisheries Subsidies and the World Trade Organization: A Concise History,” International Negotiation, 29:2, 2024.
“Taoism and Current Global Crises: Insights into Ethics and Governance,” International Journal of Sociology and Social Policy, 44:1/2, 2024.
“The Ethics of Talent Development: Frameworks and Identities” with G. Debebe, European Journal of Training and Development, 47:3/4, 2023.
“Basic Goods Are Basic Rights: Development Ethics Reconsidered,” Global Perspectives, 1:1, 2020.
“From Sustainable Development Goals to Basic Development Goals,” Ethics and International Affairs, 34:2, 2020.
“The Wisdom of Need: Basic Goods Provision in Buddhist Economic Ethics,” Journal of Buddhist Ethics, 25, 2018.
“The New OECD Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises: Better But Not Good Enough,” with O.T. Reinert and G. Debebe, Development in Practice, 26:6, 2016.
“Food Security as Basic Goods Provision,” World Medical and Health Policy, 7:3, 2015.
“Sensitivity Analysis in an Imperfect Substitutes Model of Preferential Trade,” Journal of Economic Studies, 41:5, 2014.
“The Renewed Hope of Multilateralism in South Asia: Applying the MFN Principle to Pakistan-India Trade,” with S. Gopalan and A.A. Malik, Global Policy, 4:4, 2013.
“The Imperfect Substitutes Model in South Asia: Pakistan-India Trade Liberalization in the Negative List,” with S. Gopalan and AA. Malik, South Asia Economic Journal, 14:2, 2013.
“Perspectives on Globalization and Development: An Introduction to the Special Issue,” Journal of International Commerce, Economics and Policy, 3:1, 2012.
“Policies for Globalization and Development: Four Examples,” with I. Goldin and J.H. Beverinotti, Journal of International Commerce, Economics and Policy, 3:1, 2012.
“Cheap Food Policies and Rural Disarticulation: A Theoretical Note,” International Journal of Social Science and Interdisciplinary Research, 1:2, 2012.
“No Small Hope: The Basic Goods Imperative,” Review of Social Economy, 69:1, 2011. Reprinted in W. Dolfsma, M. White, D. Figart, E. Mutari and R. McCaster, eds., Social Economics: Critical Concepts in Economics, Routledge, 2016.
“World Exports of New and Used Automobiles: A Gravity Model Comparison among the European Union, Japan and the United States,” with D. Pelletiere, International Economic Journal, 24:1, 2010.
“Ideas, Development and Globalization,” with I. Goldin, Canadian Journal of Development Studies, 29:3/4, 2009.
“Standards and Institutional Capacity: An Examination of Trade in Food and Agricultural Products,” with S.J. Kim, International Trade Journal, 23:1, 2009.
“What Sort of Global Education is Needed? Towards a Modification of International Economics Instruction,” FedUni Journal of Higher Education, 4:3/4, 2009.
“Trade Liberalization and Income Distribution in India: A Distributed Lag Analysis,” with V. Agarwal, J.H.P. Paelinck and R.R. Stough, Applied Econometrics and International Development, 8:2, 2008.
“Textile and Clothing Safeguards: From the ATC to the Future,” with S.J. Kim, Estey Centre Journal of International Law and Trade Policy, 8:2, 2007. Reprinted in P.S. Prasad, ed., World Trade: Safeguard Mechanisms, Amicus Books, 2008.
“The European Union, the Doha Round and Asia,” Asia Europe Journal, 5:3, 2007. Reprinted in G. Reddy, ed., Agricultural Subsidies and WTO Litigation, Amicus Books, 2009.
“Ethiopia in the World Economy: Trade, Capital Flows and Migration,” Africa Today, 53:3, 2007.
“World Trade in Used Automobiles: A Gravity Analysis of Japanese and US Exports,” with D. Pelletiere, Asian Economic Journal, 20:2, 2006.
“Global Capital Flows and Development: A Survey,” with I. Goldin, Journal of International Trade and Economic Development, 14:4, 2005.
“Used Automobile Protection and Trade: Gravity and Ordered Probit Analysis,” with D. Pelletiere, Empirical Economics, 29:4, 2004.
“Outcomes Assessment in Trade Policy Analysis: A Note on the Welfare Propositions of the ‘Gains from Trade’,” Journal of Economic Issues, 38:4, 2004.
“The Political Economy of Used Automobile Protection in Latin America,” with D. Pelletiere, The World Economy, 25:7, 2002.
“North American Economic Integration and Industrial Pollution in the Great Lakes Region,” with G.C. Rodrigo and D.W. Roland-Host, Annals of Regional Science, 36:3, 2002.
“The Agreement on Textiles and Clothing: Safeguard Actions from 1995 to 2001,” with S.J. Kim and G.C. Rodrigo, Journal of International Economic Law, 5:2, 2002.
“NAFTA and Industrial Pollution: Some General Equilibrium Estimates,” with D.W. Roland-Holst, Journal of Economic Integration, 16:2, 2001.
“Industrial Pollution Linkages in North America: A Linear Analysis,” with D.W. Roland-Holst, Economic Systems Research, 13:2, 2001.
“Give Us Virtue, But Not Yet: Safeguard Actions under the Agreement on Textiles and Clothing,” The World Economy, 23:1, 2000.
“Whither the Linkage Concept? External Economies and Firm Networks,” Science, Technology and Development, 16:3, 1998.
“¿Qué Diferencia Un País? Efectos de Los Loops Abiertos y Cerrados en la América del Norte,” with M. Ricaurte and D.W. Roland-Holst, El Trimestre Económico, 65:4, 1998.
“Rural Nonfarm Development: A Trade-Theoretic View,” Journal of International Trade and Economic Development, 7:4, 1998.
“North-South Trade and Occupational Wages: Some Evidence from North America,” with D.W. Roland-Holst, Review of International Economics, 6:1, 1998.
“The Distributional Effects of US Textile and Apparel Protection,” with K.A. Hanson, International Economic Journal, 11:3, 1997.
“Rural Grassroots Organizations in Haiti: A Case of Wasted Potential,” with J. Voss, Development in Practice, 7:1, 1997.
“The Effects of a North American Free Trade Agreement on the US Glassware Market,” with G. Scorza, Applied Economics Letters, 3:7, 1996.
“The Role of Services in the Structure of Production and Trade: Stylized Facts from a Cross-Country Analysis,” with J.F. Francois, Asia-Pacific Economic Review, 2:1, 1996. Circulated as Centre for Economic Policy Research Discussion Paper 1228, 1995. Reprinted in B.M. Hoekman (ed.), The WTO and Trade in Services, Edward Elgar, 2012.
“Commercial Policy and the Domestic Carrying Trade: A General Equilibrium Assessment of the Jones Act,” with J.F. Francois, H.M. Arce, and J.E. Flynn, Canadian Journal of Economics, 29:1, 1996.
“Market-Based Systems for Reducing Chemical Use in Agriculture in the United States,” with C.M. Rendleman and J.A. Tobey, Environmental and Resource Economics, 5:1, 1995.
“A Computable General Equilibrium Estimation of the Effects of the US Meat Program,” with G.C. Berg, International Economic Journal, 9:1, 1995.
“NAFTA Trade Liberalization and the Role of Nontariff Barriers,” with D.W. Roland-Holst and C.R. Shiells, North American Journal of Economics and Finance, 5:2, 1994.
“Aggregation and the Welfare Analysis of Tariffs: Evidence from the United States,” with H.M. Arce, Journal of Economic Studies, 21:6, 1994.
“Structural Change in the United States: Social Accounting Estimates for 1982-1988,” with D.W. Roland-Holst, Empirical Economics, 19:3, 1994.
“Discriminatory Export Taxation in Costa Rica: A Counterfactual History,” Journal of Developing Areas, 28:1, 1993.
“Social Accounts and the Structure of the North American Economy,” with D.W. Roland-Holst and C.R. Shiells, Economic Systems Research, 5:3, 1993.
“Matríz de Contabilidad Social (SAM) y Estructura de la Economía Norte-Americana,” with D.W. Roland-Holst and C.R. Shiells, Economía Industrial, 290, 1993.
“The Welfare and Resource Allocation Implications of the US Dairy Quotas,” with J.E. Flynn, International Economic Journal, 7:2, 1993.
“Armington Models and Terms-of-Trade Effects: Some Econometric Evidence for North America,” with C.R. Shiells, Canadian Journal of Economics, 26:2, 1993.
“Textile and Apparel Protection in the United States: A General Equilibrium Analysis,” The World Economy, 16:3, 1993.
“Modeling a North American Free Trade Area: Estimation of Flexible Functional Forms,” with C.R. Shiells and D.W. Roland-Holst, Weltwirtschaftliches Archiv, 129:1, 1993.
“Armington Elasticities for United States Manufacturing Sectors,” with D.W. Roland- Holst, Journal of Policy Modeling, 14:5, 1992.
“A Detailed Social Accounting Matrix for the USA, 1988,” with D.W. Roland-Holst, Economic Systems Research, 4:2, 1992.
“Food Pricing Policy in Costa Rica: A General Equilibrium Analysis,” North American Review of Economics and Finance, 2:2, 1991.
“Cheap Food and Resource Allocation in Central America,” Journal of Economic Studies, 18:2, 1991.
“The Effects of Domestic Agricultural Policy Reform on Environmental Quality,” with J.A. Tobey, Journal of Agricultural Economics Research, 43:2, 1991.
“Nontradable Goods and the Timmer-Falcon Effect,” The Developing Economies, 27:2, 1989.
“A Note on Estimating a Long-Run Average Cost Curve for Flue Gas Desulfurization,” with S.J. Ratick, Journal of Environmental Economics and Management, 15:1, 1988.
“Accident Costs for Highway Safety Decisionmaking,” with B.C. Kragh and T.R. Miller, Public Roads, 50:1, 1986.
“A Location-Assignment Model for Urban Snow and Ice Control Operations,” with T.R. Miller and H.G. Dickerson, Journal of Urban Analysis and Public Management, 8:2, 1985.
“Mathematical Programming Models for the Economic Design and Assessment of Wind Energy Conversion Systems,” Wind Engineering, 7:1, 1983.
Contributions to Edited Volumes
“Trump’s Trade Wars,” in R.P. Watson, D.M. Brattebo and T. Lansford (eds.), The Trump Term: Scholars Assess its Unprecedented Impact on the American Presidency and the Future of the Republic, SUNY Press, in process.
“Religion and Basic Goods Provision,” in A. Barrera and R.C. Amore (eds.), Oxford Handbook of Religion and Economic Ethics, Oxford University Press, 2024.
“Basic and Non-Basic Goods,” in B. Haddad and B.D. Solomon (eds.), Dictionary of Ecological Economics, Edward Elgar, 2023.
“Globalization and Development,” in M. Clarke (ed.), Encyclopedia of Development, Edward Elgar, 2023.
“Basic Needs Approach,” in M. Clarke (ed.), Encyclopedia of Development, Edward Elgar, in 2023.
“OECD Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises,” with O.T. Reinert and G. Debebe, in K.A. Elliott (ed.), Handbook on Globalisation and Labour Standards, Edward Elgar, 2022.
“Mercantilism,” in P. James (ed.), Oxford Bibliographies in International Relations, Oxford University Press, 2021.
“Introduction,” in K.A. Reinert (ed.), Handbook of Globalisation and Development, Edward Elgar, 2017.
“Trade in Goods,” in K.A. Reinert (ed.), Handbook of Globalisation and Development, Edward Elgar, 2017.
“No Small Hope: The Basic Goods Imperative,” in W. Dolfsma, M. White, D. Figart, E. Mutari and R. McCaster eds., Social Economics: Critical Concepts in Economics, Routledge, 2016.
“Leading with Our Whole Selves: A Multiple Identity Approach to Leadership Development,” with G. Debebe, in M. Miville and A. Ferguson (eds.), Handbook on Race-Ethnicity and Gender in Psychology, Springer, 2014.
“The Role of Services in the Structure of Production and Trade: Stylized Facts from a Cross-Country Analysis,” with J.F. Francois, in B.M. Hoekman (ed.), The WTO and Trade in Services, Edward Elgar, 2012 (lead article in 2-volume work).
“Trade, Development, and Poverty Alleviation: Considerations for India and China,” with P. Banerjee and I. Goldin, in B. Hahn and C. Jaeger (eds.), Trade Liberalization and Protectionism, Nova Publishers, 2010.
“Can Globalization Help?” in S. Asefa (ed.), Globalization and International Development: Critical Issues for the 21st Century, W.E. Upjohn Institute, 2010.
“The European Union, the Doha Round and Asia,” in G. Reddy, ed., Agricultural Subsidies and WTO Litigation, Amicus Books, 2009.
“Introduction,” with R.S. Rajan, A.J. Glass, and L.S. Davis, in K.A. Reinert, R.S. Rajan, A.J. Glass and L.S. Davis eds., The Princeton Encyclopedia of the World Economy, Princeton University Press, 2009.
“Migration,” with A. Beath and I. Goldin, in K.A. Reinert, R.S. Rajan, A.J. Glass and L.S. Davis eds., The Princeton Encyclopedia of the World Economy, Princeton University Press, 2009.
“Gravity Models,” in K.A. Reinert, R.S. Rajan, A.J. Glass and L.S. Davis eds., The Princeton Encyclopedia of the World Economy, Princeton University Press, 2009.
“Applied General Equilibrium Modeling,” in K.A. Reinert, R.S. Rajan, A.J. Glass and L.S. Davis eds., The Princeton Encyclopedia of the World Economy, Princeton University Press, 2009.
“Partial Equilibrium Modeling,” with J.F. Francois, in K.A. Reinert, R.S. Rajan, A.J. Glass and L.S. Davis eds., The Princeton Encyclopedia of the World Economy, Princeton University Press, 2009.
“Trading Blocs and Customs Unions,” in P.N. Stearns (ed.), Oxford Encyclopedia of the Modern World, Oxford University Press, 2008.
“Textile and Clothing Safeguards: From the ATC to the Future,” with S.J. Kim, in P.S. Prasad, ed., World Trade: Safeguard Mechanisms, Amicus Books, 2008.
“Chilean Accession to the NAFTA: General Equilibrium Estimates,” with D.W. Roland-Holst, in A. Fossati and J. Hutton, eds., Policy Simulations in the European Union, Routledge, 1998.
“Applied Methods for Trade Policy Analysis: An Overview,” with J.F. Francois, in J.F. Francois and K.A. Reinert, eds., Applied Methods for Trade Policy Analysis: A Handbook, Cambridge University Press, 1997.
“Social Accounting Matrices,” with D.W. Roland-Holst, in J.F. Francois and K.A. Reinert, eds., Applied Methods for Trade Policy Analysis: A Handbook, Cambridge University Press, 1997.
“Sector-Focused General Equilibrium Modeling,” with B. Blonigen and J.E. Flynn, in J.F. Francois and K.A. Reinert, eds., Applied Methods for Trade Policy Analysis: A Handbook, Cambridge University Press, 1997.
“The Role of Services in US Production and Trade: An Analysis of Social Accounting Data for the 1980s,” with R.S. Dighe and J.F. Francois, in P.T. Harker, ed., The Service Productivity and Quality Challenge, Kluwer, 1995.
“A General Equilibrium Analysis of North American Economic Integration,” with D.W. Roland-Holst and C.R. Shiells, in C.R. Shiells and J.F. Francois, eds., Modeling Trade Policy: Applied General Equilibrium Assessments of North American Free Trade, Cambridge University Press, 1994.
Official and Professional Documents
“Do Not Forget the Basic Developmental Goals,” in Nestle Foundation 2021 Report, 2022.
“The Imperfect Substitutes Model in South Asia: Pakistan-India Trade Liberalization in the Negative List,” with S. Gopalan and A.A. Malik, Working Paper, International Growth Centre, Lahore, Pakistan 2013.
“The Renewed Hope of Trade Liberalization in South Asia,” with S. Gopalan and A.A. Malik, Policy Brief, International Growth Centre, Lahore, Pakistan 2013.
“Recommendations for Moving Forward on Trade” and “The European Union and Doha,” in Moving Forward on Global Trade: Reviving Doha in the New Administration, Center for Global Studies, George Mason University, 2009.
Tools of the Trade: Models for Trade Policy Analysis, edited with C. McDaniel and K. Hughes, Woodrow Wilson Center, Washington, DC, 2008.
“The Industrial Pollution Impact of NAFTA: Some Preliminary Results,” with D.W. Roland-Holst, in The Environmental Effects of Free Trade, Commission for Environmental Cooperation, Montreal, 2002. Translated into French and Spanish.
“Update and Economic Assessments of the Uruguay Round,” with J.F. Francois, in Guide to the Uruguay Round Agreements, World Trade Organization and Kluwer Law International, The Hague, 1999 (unattributed).
“Quantifying the Effects of Trade Policy Changes,” in World Prosperity through Free Trade: Initiatives for The Textile and Clothing Sector, Gesamttextil, Eschborn, 1999.
“Verflechtungen des Tertiären Sektors,” with J.F. Francois, in Der Österreichesche Außenhandel 1996, Verlag Österreich, 1996.
“Chilean Accession to the NAFTA: General Equilibrium Estimates,” with D.W. Roland-Holst, in K. Fatemi (ed.), Western Hemispheric Economies in the 21st Century, Funpadem, San José, Costa Rica and Texas A&M University, Laredo, Texas, 1996.
“The Role of Services in the Structure of Production and Trade,” with J.F. Francois, Centre for Economic Policy Research Discussion Paper 1228.
“The USITC CGE Model,” in The Economic Effects of Significant US Import Restraints, US International Trade Commission, USITC Publication 2699, Washington, DC, 1993.
Estimated Elasticities of Substitution for Analysis of a North American Free Trade Area, with C.R. Shiells, US International Trade Commission, Staff Research Study No. 19, Washington, DC, 1992.
“North American Trade Liberalization and the Role of Nontariff Barriers,” with D.W. Roland-Holst and C.R. Shiells, in Economy-Wide Modeling of the Economic Implications of a FTA with Mexico and a NAFTA with Canada and Mexico, US International Trade Commission, USITC Publication 2508, Washington, DC, 1992.
“Models for Government Trade Policy Analysis: A Survey of Methods,” with J.F. Francois, Atlantic Economic Society Best Papers Proceedings, 2:1, 1992.
An Introduction to the ITC Computable General Equilibrium Model, with D.W. Roland-Holst, US International Trade Commission, USITC Publication 2423, Washington, DC, 1991.
“A Computable General Equilibrium Analysis of Significant US Import Restraints,” in The Economic Effects of Significant US Import Restraints, US International Trade Commission, USITC Publication 2422, Washington, DC, 1991.
Economic Effects of Significant US Import Restraints, with others, US International Trade Commission, USITC Publication 2222, Washington, DC, 1989.
Alternative Approaches to Accident Cost Concepts: Executive Summary, with T.R. Miller and B.E. Whiting, US Federal Highway Administration, Report No. FHWA/RD-83/078, Washington, DC, 1984.
Alternative Approaches to Accident Cost Concepts, with T.R. Miller and B.E. Whiting, US Federal Highway Administration, Report No. FHWA/RD-83/079, Washington, DC, 1984.
Popular and Editorial
“MAGA Gets the Economics of Immigration All Wrong,” The Hill, 2023.
“Open Innovation Versus Techno-Nationalism,” Anthem Press Blog, 2023.
“Time to End America’s Obsession with Manufacturing,” The Hill, 2023.
“Boris Johnson’s Real Scandal: Brexit,” The Hill, 2022.
“Vaccine Nationalism and the World Trade Organization,” The Hill, 2021.
“Confronting China on Trade,” The Hill, 2021.
“Trump’s Economic Nationalism Has Been A Bust,” The Hill, 2021.
“Systemic Racism is a Drag on the U.S. Economy,” with G. Debebe, The Hill, 2020.
“The United States Needs the World Trade Organization,” The Hill, 2020.
“From Growth to Basic Needs: Resetting Economic Priorities after the Pandemic,” International Affairs Forum, 2020.
“Taxing the Super Rich,” Letters to The Economist, 2019.
“No Small Hope,” Page 99 Test Blog, 2018
“Basic Goods as Basic Rights,” Oxford University Press Blog, 2018.
“Globalisation(s) and Development,” Edward Elgar Blog, 2017.
“Was the Trans-Pacific Partnership Bad for the US?” WalletHub, 2017.
“Water in Development Ethics: Basic Goods Considerations,” Global Water Forum, 2014.
“Teaching the World Economy in Crisis,” Princeton University Press Blog, 2009.
“Time to Rethink the Washington Consensus,” with R.S. Rajan, Business Times of Singapore, 2009.
“Memo for Davos: The Unraveling of the World Economy Calls for A Post-Washington Consensus,” with R.S. Rajan, RGE Monitor, 2009.
“U.S. Agriculture and the Third World,” Building Economic Alternatives, 17, 1989.
Book Reviews
Our Continent, Our Future: African Perspectives on Structural Adjustment, T. Mkandawire and C.C. Soludo, Council for the Development of Social Science Research in Africa, Dakar, 1999, in Journal of Sustainable Development in Africa, 1:2, 1999.
Economic Modelling Under the Applied General Equilibrium Approach, A. Fossati, ed., Avebury, Hampshire, 1996, in Economic Systems Research, 9:3, 1997.
Thesis Committees
Neslihan Kaptanoglu, “Refugees and Their Labor Market Integration: Three Essays on Factors Influencing Employment Outcomes in the Global South,” Ph.D., Schar School of Policy and Government, George Mason University, in process (Chair).
Kurt Birson, “Bringing Back a Nation: A Human Capital Focus on the Relationship between Education, Employment, and Migration in Honduras,” Ph.D., Schar School of Policy and Government, George Mason University, in process (Chair).
Hyeseon Ha, “International Trade, Labor Market Policy, and Employment,” Ph.D., Schar School of Policy and Government, in process.
Daniel Ofori-Addo, “An Empirical Assessment of Sub-Saharan African Mobile Diffusion, Economic Growth, Poverty and Inequality,” Ph.D., Schar School of Policy and Government, George Mason University, in process (Chair).
Caroline Wesson, “Exploring Economic Clusters: Three Essays on the Determinants, Structures, and Policy Influences of Clusters around the Globe,” Ph.D. Schar School of Policy and Government, George Mason University, in process.
Abu Siddique Bakkar, “Three Essays on Tax Behavior, Public Goods Provisions, and Income Poverty,” Ph.D., Schar School of Policy and Government, George Mason University, 2022.
Elsa Khwaja, “The Network Architecture of Development Interventions: Exploring the Relational Dynamics of Aid-Impact in Fragile and Conflict-Afflicted States,” Ph.D., Schar School of Policy and Government, George Mason University, 2021 (Chair).
Simi Fasehun, “How Is Humanitarian Aid Facilitating Corruption? A Look at Nations in Central American and the Caribbean,” Ph.D., Schar School of Policy and Government, George Mason University, 2021.
Hyun Ju Kim, “Essays on Household Decision-Making and Mobile Access in Ethiopia,” Ph.D., Schar School of Policy and Government, George Mason University, 2021.
Mufeeza Iqbal, “Poverty, Basic Needs, and Violence: Insights on Causes of Terrorism from Federally Administrated Tribal Areas, Pakistan,” Ph.D., Schar School of Policy and Government, George Mason University, 2020 (Chair).
Sebastian Stolorz, “The Implementation of Inflation Targeting in Emerging and Developing Countries: The Role of Accountability in Designing and Executing Monetary Policy Regimes,” Ph.D., Schar School of Policy and Government, George Mason University, 2019.
Tina Himathongkam, “Grocery Shopping Destination Choice and Health: An Empirical Study of Urban Population in Bangkok, Thailand,” Ph.D., Schar School of Policy and Government, George Mason University, 2016.
Beatriz Cuartas, “Essays on Well-Being and Quality of Life in Latin America,” Ph.D., Schar School of Policy and Government, George Mason University, 2016 (Chair).
Samuel Wai Johnson, “The Effects of Microfinance Liability Structure on the Political Capital of Post-Conflict Clients: Implications for Peacebuilding and Economic Development,” Ph.D., School of Conflict Analysis and Resolution, George Mason University, 2016.
Sasidaran Gopalan, “Monetary and Financial Implications of Foreign Bank Entry in Emerging Market Economies,” Ph.D., School of Public Policy, George Mason University, 2014.
Venkataramana Yanamandra, “Essays on Monetary and Exchange Rate Effects in India,” Ph.D., School of Public Policy, George Mason University, 2014.
Theodore Davis, “High-Skill Migration as a Positive-Sum Relationship for Tradable Services: The Case of India and the United States,” Ph.D., School of Public Policy, George Mason University, 2013.
Pritam Banerjee, “Trade in Professional Services and Technical Barriers to Trade in India’s Preferential Trade Agreements,” Ph.D., School of Public Policy, George Mason University, 2012 (Chair).
Javier Beverinotti, “Domestic Costs of Sovereign Defaults: Financial Interactions and Policy Implications,” Ph.D., School of Public Policy, George Mason University, 2012.
Phillip Magness, “From Tariffs to the Income Tax: Trade Protection and Revenue in the United States Tax System,” School of Public Policy, George Mason University, 2009.
Sarasin Booppanon, “The Effects of Bilateral and Regional Investment Agreements on the FDI Inflows into ASEAN Countries,” Ph.D., School of Public Policy, George Mason University, 2007 (Chair).
Vertica Agarwal, “The Impact of Trade Liberalization on Income Inequality: A Study of India,” Ph.D., School of Public Policy, George Mason University, 2007 (Chair).
Sung Jae Kim, “The Impact of Standards and Institutional Capacity on International Trade: An Examination of Food and Agricultural Products,” Ph.D., School of Public Policy, George Mason University, 2006 (Chair).
Shaoming Cheng, “Heterogeneous Preferences in the Location Choices of Japanese Investors in China: A Mixed Logit Approach,” Ph.D., School of Public Policy, George Mason University, 2005.
Jose Loyola-Trujillo, “The Spatial Relocation of Mexico’s Largest Exporting Industries: A Comparative Study of Five Metropolitan Areas,” Ph.D., School of Public Policy, George Mason University, 2004.
Danilo Pelletiere, “Why Do Countries Restrict Used Goods Imports: An Inquiry into the Political Economy of Used Automobiles,” Ph.D., School of Public Policy, George Mason University, 2003 (Chair).
Gina Scorza, “A Comparative Analysis of the Effects of the North American Free Trade Agreement on the Glassware Market in the United States,” B.A., Wellesley College, 1993 (Chair).
Mary Burfisher, Department “The Impact of a U.S. Mexico Free Trade Agreement on Agriculture: A Computable General Equilibrium Analysis,” Ph.D., Department of Economics, University of Maryland, 1992.
Courses Taught
Microeconomics (B.A., M.A.)
Macroeconomics (B.A., M.A.)
International Economics (B.A., M.A.)
Global Political Economy (M.A.)
Economic Development (B.A., M.A.)
Multinational Enterprise (B.A.)
Craft of Research (B.A.)
Economics of Latin America (M.A.)
International Trade Policy (M.A., Ph.D.)
International Trade Theory (Ph.D.)
Grants and Contracts
Smith Richardson Foundation, “The Network Architecture of Development Interventions: Exploring the Relational Dynamics of Aid Impact in Pakistan,” with E. Khwaja, 2018, $7,500.
International Growth Centre, Lahore, Pakistan, “Pakistan-India Trade: Economic Opportunities and Policy Challenges,” with A.A. Malik and S. Gopalan, 2012, £10,000 .
US Department of Commerce, “Executive Education in Accounting, Finance, and Multinational Operations,” with L. Fritschler, 2005 to 2011. $140,000.
World Bank, “Making Globalization Work for Poor People: Towards a Policy Agenda,” 2004 to 2005. $20,000.
Center for Global Studies, George Mason University, “Trade-Related Technical Assistance in the Least-Developed Countries,” 2004. $2,500.
Commission for Environmental Cooperation, “The Industrial Pollution Impacts of NAFTA,” 2000. $4,000.
Michigan Department of Environmental Quality, “The Environmental Impacts on the Great Lakes Region of North American Economic Integration,” 1999. $20,000.
Consulting
Vietnam Central Committee Office Leadership Training, “Managing Growth in a Global Environment,” 2018.
US Foreign Service Institute, US Department of State, “Global Development Training for National Staff,” 2014.
Center for Global Studies, George Mason University, “Globalization Dialogue Project: Trade Roundtable,” 2008.
World Bank, “An Assessment of Applied General Equilibrium Modeling in the Global Prospects Group,” 2006.
Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars, “Empirical Trade Analysis Conference Rapporteur,” 2003.
World Trade Organization, “Economic Assessments of the Uruguay Round,” 1997.
Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development, “Implementing a Simple, General Equilibrium Trade Model,” 1995.
US International Trade Commission, “Constructing a Detailed Social Accounting Matrix of the United States,” 1994.
US Department of Labor, “Employment Responses to North American Trade Liberalization,” 1994.
Manuscript Reviews
Africa Today, American Economic Review, American Journal of Agricultural Economics, Annals of Regional Science, Anthem Press, ASEAN Economic Bulletin, Asian Development Bank Institute, Asian Economic Journal, Cambridge University Press, Canadian Journal of Economics, Conflict Management and Peace Science, Economic Modelling, Economic Systems Research, European Journal of Training and Development, Global Perspectives, International Economic Journal, International Sociology, International Trade Journal, Journal of the Asia Pacific Economy, Journal of Developing Areas, Journal of Economic Education, Journal of Economic Integration, Journal of Industrial Economics, Journal of International Commerce, Economics and Policy, Journal of International Trade and Economic Development, Law and Development Review, McGraw-Hill, Oxford University Press, Papers in Regional Science, Praeger Publishers, Review of International Economics, Review of Social Economy, Review of World Economics, Routledge, Sage Publications, South-Western Thomson, US Department of Commerce, Wiley-Blackwell, World Economy, World Trade Review
Book Award Review
Grawemeyer World Order Award
Proposal Reviews
US National Science Foundation