Ronald W. Jones
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Ronald Winthrop "Ron" Jones is an influential international trade economist and Xerox Professor of Economics at the University of Rochester
. His recent highly acclaimed book Globalization and the Theory of Input Trade (2000) summarizes much of his past work and also discusses the recent market trend toward fragmentation and outsourcing of the production process.
Professor Jones also is an author of World Trade and Payments (with Richard E. Caves and Jeffrey Frankel
), an upper-level college textbook which focuses on international economics.
He earned an A.B.
from Swarthmore College
in 1952 and a Ph.D. from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology
in 1956.
University of Rochester
The University of Rochester is a private, nonsectarian, research university in Rochester, New York, United States. The university grants undergraduate and graduate degrees, including doctoral and professional degrees. The university has six schools and various interdisciplinary programs.The...
. His recent highly acclaimed book Globalization and the Theory of Input Trade (2000) summarizes much of his past work and also discusses the recent market trend toward fragmentation and outsourcing of the production process.
Professor Jones also is an author of World Trade and Payments (with Richard E. Caves and Jeffrey Frankel
Jeffrey Frankel
Jeffrey Alexander "Jeff" Frankel is the James W. Harpel Professor of Capital Formation and Growth at Harvard University's Kennedy School of Government. A member of the Council of Economic Advisors under President Bill Clinton, Frankel is a noted international macroeconomist...
), an upper-level college textbook which focuses on international economics.
He earned an A.B.
Bachelor of Arts
A Bachelor of Arts , from the Latin artium baccalaureus, is a bachelor's degree awarded for an undergraduate course or program in either the liberal arts, the sciences, or both...
from Swarthmore College
Swarthmore College
Swarthmore College is a private, independent, liberal arts college in the United States with an enrollment of about 1,500 students. The college is located in the borough of Swarthmore, Pennsylvania, 11 miles southwest of Philadelphia....
in 1952 and a Ph.D. from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
The Massachusetts Institute of Technology is a private research university located in Cambridge, Massachusetts. MIT has five schools and one college, containing a total of 32 academic departments, with a strong emphasis on scientific and technological education and research.Founded in 1861 in...
in 1956.