Donald J. Harris
Jamaican-American economist (born 1938) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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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.
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Born | Donald Jasper Harris (1938-08-23) August 23, 1938 (age 85) |
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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 |
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]