James K. Galbraith

James K. Galbraith
Born	James Kenneth Galbraith (1952-01-29) January 29, 1952 (age 72)
Spouse	Ying Tang
Parents	Catherine Galbraith John Kenneth Galbraith
Academic background
Alma mater	Harvard University Yale University
Thesis	A Theory of the Government Budget Process (1981)
Influences	John Kenneth Galbraith
Academic work
Discipline	Economics
School or tradition	Post-Keynesian economics
Institutions	University of Texas at Austin

James Kenneth Galbraith (born January 29, 1952) is an American economist. He is a professor at the Lyndon B. Johnson School of Public Affairs and at the Department of Government, University of Texas at Austin. He is also a Senior Scholar with the Levy Economics Institute of Bard College and part of the executive committee of the World Economics Association, created in 2011.