Donald Harris | |
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Born | Donald Jasper Harris August 23, 1938 |
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Relatives | Harris family |
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Education | University of London (BA) University of California, Berkeley (MA, PhD) |
Thesis | Inflation, Capital Accumulation and Economic Growth : A Theoretical and Numerical Analysis (1966) |
Doctoral advisor | Daniel McFadden |
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Discipline | Economics |
Sub-discipline | Post-Keynesian development economics |
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Website | Stanford Department of Economics page |
Donald Jasper Harris, OM (born August 23, 1938) is a Jamaican-American economist and professor emeritus at Stanford University, known for applying post-Keynesian ideas to development economics.[1] He is the father of Kamala Harris, vice president of the United States, and of Maya Harris, lawyer and political commentator.
The New York times described him as "a prominent critic of mainstream economic theory from the left".[2] Throughout his career, Harris has worked on economic analysis and policy regarding the economy of Jamaica, his native country.[3] He served in Jamaica, at various times, as economic policy consultant to the government and as economic adviser to successive prime ministers.[4][5] On October 18, 2021, he was honored with the Order of Merit, Jamaica's National Honor award, "for his outstanding contribution to national development".[6]
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