Jeffrey G. Williamson
Encyclopedia
Jeffrey Gale Williamson is the Laird Bell
Professor of Economics
(Emeritus) and an Honorary Fellow in the Department of Economics at the University of Wisconsin (Madison)
, Research Associate at the National Bureau of Economic Research
, and Research Fellow for the Center for Economic and Policy Research
. He also served (1994–1995) as the president of the Economic History Association
. His research focus is and has been on comparative economic history
and the history of the international economy and development.
Laird Bell
Laird Bell was a distinguished attorney and Democrat who founded a leading Chicago law firm and endowed several charitable institutions. Bell was an extraordinarily active contributor in a variety of social and not-for-profit causes...
Professor of Economics
Economics
Economics is the social science that analyzes the production, distribution, and consumption of goods and services. The term economics comes from the Ancient Greek from + , hence "rules of the house"...
(Emeritus) and an Honorary Fellow in the Department of Economics at the University of Wisconsin (Madison)
University of Wisconsin–Madison
The University of Wisconsin–Madison is a public research university located in Madison, Wisconsin, United States. Founded in 1848, UW–Madison is the flagship campus of the University of Wisconsin System. It became a land-grant institution in 1866...
, Research Associate at the National Bureau of Economic Research
National Bureau of Economic Research
The National Bureau of Economic Research is an American private nonprofit research organization "committed to undertaking and disseminating unbiased economic research among public policymakers, business professionals, and the academic community." The NBER is well known for providing start and end...
, and Research Fellow for the Center for Economic and Policy Research
Center for Economic and Policy Research
The Center for Economic and Policy Research is a progressive economic policy think-tank based in Washington, DC, founded in 1999. CEPR works on Social Security, the US housing bubble, developing country economies , and gaps in the social policy fabric of the US economy.According to its own...
. He also served (1994–1995) as the president of the Economic History Association
Economic History Association
Economic History Association is an organization founded in 1940, dedicated to "encourage and promote teaching, research, and publication on every phase of economic history, broadly defined"....
. His research focus is and has been on comparative economic history
Economic history
Economic history is the study of economies or economic phenomena in the past. Analysis in economic history is undertaken using a combination of historical methods, statistical methods and by applying economic theory to historical situations and institutions...
and the history of the international economy and development.
Selected publications
- with T. Hatton, 1998, The Age of Mass Migration, Oxford
- with P. Aghion, 1998, Growth, Inequality, and Globalization, Mattioli Lectures: Cambridge
- with K. O'Rourke, 1999, Globalization and History, MIT
- with M. Bordo and A. M. Taylor, 2003, Globalization in Historical Perspective, Chicago and NBER