Nationality United States Name Tim Kane | Role Economist | |
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Alma mater University of California, San Diego PhD Economics, 2001United States Air Force Academy B.S. Economics and Political Science, 1990 Influenced by Joseph Schumpeter, Milton Friedman, James D. Hamilton, John F. Kennedy, Ronald Reagan |
Austerity vs growth tim kane
Timothy Joseph "Tim" Kane (born April 28, 1968) is an American economist, currently serving as a research Fellow at the Hoover Institution and editor of Peregrine, a journal on immigration to the United States. He was formerly the chief economist at the Hudson Institute, a Senior Fellow of the Kauffman Institute, and was Director of the Center for International Trade and Economics at the Heritage Foundation. He was the lead editor of the 2007 Index of Economic Freedom, co-published by The Wall Street Journal and the Heritage Foundation, and is the author of the book Bleeding Talent: How the U.S. Military Mismanages Great Leaders and Why It's Time for a Revolution. Kane co-authored the book, Balance: How Great Powers Lost It and How America Can Regain It with Glenn Hubbard.
Contents
- Austerity vs growth tim kane
- Personal life
- Education
- Career
- Congressional testimony
- Presentations and public speeches
- Publications
- Commentary
- Selected media appearances
- Books
- Dr tim kane america and the ghost of great powers past
- References
Personal life
Kane was born in Lansing, Michigan and was raised in Columbus, Ohio. Kane currently resides in Vienna, Virginia with his wife Hiromi and their four children, Sean, Naomi, Katie, and Lauren.
Education
Between 1986–1990, Kane attended the United States Air Force Academy and earned Bachelor of Science in economics and political science, graduating with the final rank of Cadet Lieutenant Colonel, Squadron Commander. Between 1995–2001, Kane attended the University of California, San Diego, earning a PhD in economics. His dissertation was titled “The Convergence of Nations: Three Papers on International Growth”.
Career
Kane has held senior positions in the military, various think tanks and governmental committees, in addition to setting up to two technological companies.
As a captain and intelligence officer in the US Air Force, between 1990–1995, he was stationed in Japan, South Korea, and Andrews Air Force Base. In this role he also worked with the CIA, the Pentagon, and the National Security Agency. Between 2001–2002, he was a Republican candidate for the United States House of Representatives for California’s 53rd District. Kane was endorsed by former Senator Bob Dole, Arthur Laffer, and Admiral Jim Stockdale. He won 42% of the vote in the March 5, 2002 primary.
Currently, Kane is a research fellow at the Hoover Institution. Prior to his appointment at Hoover, he was the chief economist at the Hudson Institute. He was also a Senior Fellow at the Kauffman Foundation where he led the development of its first blog, www.growthology.org. Between 2004–2007, Kane was a director and research fellow at the Heritage Foundation. Kane specializes in economics, job creation, innovation, and defense economics. His work on entrepreneurship and job creation has been widely cited, specifically, in the 2011 Economic Report of the President. He creates a quarterly survey of economists and has provided commentary for The New York Times, USA Today, CNN, CNBC, ABC, NBC, CBS, FOX, MSNBC, Bloomberg Television, and PBS’ Nightly Business Report.
Kane has also worked in governmental roles. Between 2004–2008, he served as both the Chief Labor Economist and the Senior Economist on the Joint Economic Committee for U.S. Congress. In these roles, he published research on monthly US employment figures, analyzed macroeconomics and taxation, and organized joint hearings on employment and fundamental tax reform.
Kane has also had success as an entrepreneur. Between 1998–2000, he was the founder and director of enonymous.com, a software company that was awarded the San Diego Software Startup of the Year award in 1999. Prior to this, he was a founder and director of Neocor Tech, LLC (Japanese translation software).
Congressional testimony
Presentations and public speeches
Publications
Commentary
Selected media appearances
This is not a comprehensive list.