David Kennett

I am a Professor in the Department of Economics at Vassar College, in Poughkeepsie, New York. I also serve as Director of the Program in International Studies.

I served as Chair until June 2000, but now Paul Johnson has taken over. In the Fall of 2000 I taught Economics 248, International Trade and the World Financial System. In the Spring of 2001 I will offer Economics 367, Comparative Economics and Economics 260, The Economics of Imperialism. The most current reading lists for all of my courses are available by linking to the course numbers below. You should also be able to follow links on the reading lists to some of the readings, problem sets, examinations etc

• Economics 101
• Economics 260
• Economics 248
• Economics 367.

Email: kennett@vassar.edu

Offices:

• Blodgett 124
• New England 204.

Telephone:

• Economics: (845) 437-7394
• Economics Fax: (845) 437-7576
• International Studies: (845) 437-7143,
• International Studies Secretary, Sue Summers: (845) 437-7140
• Home: (845)471-5263,
• Home Fax: (845) 471-0207

Office Hours for the Spring Semester, 2000

• In Blodgett Hall, Monday 10.30 -11.55, Wednesday 10.30 - 11.55
• In New England Building 204, Monday 3-5, Thursday 8.00-11.00 am
  

Biographical Information

You can get a fairly full and current Curriculum Vitae here.

Degrees Awarded:

Ph.D. Columbia University, 1976

M.Phil Columbia University, 1974

B.A. University of Sussex, England, 1969

Recent Publications:

• A New View of Comparative Economics, Dryden Press, August 2000.
• "William S. Vickrey's Legacy: Innovative Policies for Social Concerns," Eastern Economic Journal, Vol 24, No 1, Winter 1998.
• "William Vickrey and the Balanced Budget," Minnesota Law and Politics, April 1997.
• The Road to Capitalism: Economic Transformation in Eastern Europe and the USSR, co-edited with Marc Lieberman, Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, 1992;
• Crisis in Africa co-edited with Tukumbi Lumumba-Kasongo, Zed Press, 1992.
  

Current Research Interests: U.S. European trade and investment, Soviet and East European economic transformation.