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 and elected fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences in 2020.[2][3][4]
Dave Donaldson | |
|---|---|
| Born | June 4, 1978 |
| Nationality | Canadian |
| Education | Trinity College, Oxford (MPhys) London School of Economics (Dipl., MSc, PhD) |
| Academic career | |
| Field | International trade Economic Development Economic History Environmental Economics |
| Institution | Massachusetts Institute of Technology National Bureau of Economic Research |
| Doctoral advisor | Tim Besley Robin Burgess |
| Awards | John Bates Clark Medal (2017) Fellow BREAD |
Academic career
editDonaldson received a Masters in Physics from Trinity College, Oxford, in 2001, and a Diploma in 2002, an M.Sc. in 2003 and a Ph.D. in 2009, all in Economics from the 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.
He served as a co-editor of Econometrica from 2019 to 2023.[5]
Selected publications
edit- Donaldson, Dave (2018). "Railroads of the Raj: Estimating the Impact of Transportation Infrastructure" (PDF). American Economic Review. 108 (4–5): 899–934. doi:10.1257/aer.20101199. hdl:1721.1/128506. S2CID 11950761.
- Donaldson, Dave; Hornbeck, Richard (2016). "Railroads and American Economic Growth: A 'Market Access' Approach". Quarterly Journal of Economics. 101 (7): 799–858. CiteSeerX 10.1.1.397.3684. doi:10.1093/qje/qjw002. S2CID 7831109.
References
edit- ^ "MIT Economics : Dave Donaldson". economics.mit.edu.
- ^ Appelbaum, Binyamin (14 April 2017). "David Donaldson, Economist Who Studies Trade Benefits, Wins Clark Medal". The New York Times.
- ^ "A trade economist wins the John Bates Clark medal". The Economist. 2017-04-20.
- ^ "Dave Donaldson". American Academy of Arts & Sciences. Retrieved 2021-01-07.
- ^ "Editorial Board | The Econometric Society". www.econometricsociety.org. Retrieved 2021-04-12.
External links
edit- Website at MIT
- Personal Website
- Dave Donaldson publications indexed by Google Scholar
