David E. Weinstein II (born 1964) is an American economist. Since 1999, he has served as the Carl S. Shoup Professor of Japanese Economy at Columbia University. Before teaching at Columbia, Weinstein taught at University of Michigan and Harvard University. He also served on the Council of Economic Advisers from 1989 to 1990.[1]
David Weinstein | |
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| Born | 1964 (age 59–60) |
| Academic career | |
| Institution | Columbia University |
| Alma mater | Yale University (BA) University of Michigan (MA, PhD) |
| Website | Official website |
He published an initial defense of J. Mark Ramseyer's controversial work that denied that comfort women were coerced into sexual labor for Japan. He described the work as "fact-based". After reading an analysis by historians of Ramseyer's work, he conceded that retraction could be appropriate.[2]
Education
edit- BA, economics, Yale University, 1985
- MA, economics, University of Michigan, 1988
- PhD, economics, University of Michigan, 1991[3]
Honours
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References
edit- ^ "David E. Weinstein". Columbia Business School Directory. 15 September 2014. Retrieved 3 October 2019.
- ^ Gersen, Jeannie Suk (2021-02-25). "Seeking the True Story of the Comfort Women". The New Yorker. ISSN 0028-792X. Retrieved 2024-10-02.
- ^ "CV" (PDF). Columbia University. Retrieved 3 October 2019.
- ^ "令和５年秋の外国人叙勲 受章者名簿" (PDF). Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan. Retrieved November 3, 2023.
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