Ethan Kapstein
ExpertiseFairer trade; inequality and growth; political economy Research TopicsCapital Flows/ Financial Crises, Economic Growth, Inequality, Private Investment, Regions, Security and Development, Trade PolicyEducationJohn M. Olin Pre- and Post-doctoral fellow, Harvard University, 1987; Ph.D., Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy, 1986; M.A., University of Toronto, 1977; B.A., Brown University, 1976 BackgroundEthan Kapstein is a Visiting Fellow at CGD and Paul Dubrule Professor of Sustainable Development at INSEAD. Prior to this, Kapstein was Stassen Professor of International Peace at the Humphrey Institute of Public Affairs and Dept. of Political Science at the University of Minnesota (1996-2003). He has also served as Vice President and Director of Studies at the Council on Foreign Relations, where he directed a major study on Social Policy in Transition Economies. Kapstein was Principal Administrator, Directorate for Science, Technology, and Industry at the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development in Paris, France from 1994-1995. In this post, he directed OECD programs in the area of industrial restructuring and defense conversion in the former Soviet Union. From 1987-1994, Kapstein held positions at Harvard University, serving as Director of the Economics and National Security Program in the John M. Olin Institute; Associate at the Center for International Affairs; Lecturer in International Business; and Associate at Leverett House, Harvard College. Kapstein’s recent publications have focused on social policy in developing countries, and on international economic justice. At CGD he is carrying out research on the effects of the international trade regime on developing world growth. His latest book, The Fate of Young Democracies, co-authored with Nathan Converse, is available through Cambridge University Press. Visit Dr. Kapstein's personal Website Non-CGD PublicationsThe Fate of Young Democracies, co-authored with Nathan Converse, Cambridge University Press. |