Stephen J. Turnovsky

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Stephen J. Turnovsky
Born1941 (age 82–83)
NationalityNew Zealander
Academic career
InstitutionsUniversity of Washington
University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign
Australian National University
FieldMacroeconomics, international economics
Alma materHarvard University
Victoria University of Wellington
Information at IDEAS / RePEc

Stephen J. Turnovsky (born 1941) is a New Zealand economist and the Ford and Louisa Van Voorhis Professor of Political Economy at the University of Washington.[1] He is one of the most highly cited economists in the world. As of November 2015, Research Papers in Economics ranks him as the 32nd most influential economist. RePEc reports that he has published over 5000 pages in academic journals, making him one of the top 5 most prolific economists.[2]

A native of Wellington, New Zealand, Turnosky attended Victoria University of Wellington, majoring in mathematics and economics. After earning a bachelor's degree in 1962, and a master's in 1963, he continued his education at Harvard University, receiving his Ph.D. In 1968.

Turnovsky's economic interests are largely centered around macroeconomics. His most recent publishings are "The Distributional Consequences of Trade Liberalization: Consumption Tariff versus Investment Tariff Reduction" and "Population Size Effects in the Structural Development of England". Turnovsky also serves on various advisory boards for a number of journals. He currently serves as a Co-editor of Macroeconomics Dynamics and as an Associate Editor of the Journal of Public Economic Theory.[3]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Curriculum Vitae
  2. ^ "Economist Rankings | IDEAS/RePEc".
  3. ^ "Stephen Turnovsky". University of Washington: Department of Economics. University of Washington. Retrieved 3 December 2021.

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