James D. Hamilton, PhD Biography |
| Title: |
Professor of Economics at the University of California, San Diego |
| Position: |
Not Clearly Pro or Con to the question "Should the US Have Attacked Iraq?" |
| Reasoning: |
"Now that the long-delayed Senate report on pre-Iraq War intelligence has finally put the Republican imprimatur on the well-established fact that the case for Iraqi WMD's had been hyped (as well as the absence of a Iraq-al Qaeda link), we can return our attention to a rational benefit-cost assessment for the invasion and subsequent occupation, ex ante as well as (quasi) ex post."
"Ex Post Versus Ex Ante Benefit-cost Analysis: Iraq 2003-" Econbrowser.com, Sep. 10, 2006
|
| Theoretical Expertise Ranking: |
Experts
Individuals with PhD's, JD's, or equivalent advanced degrees in fields relevant to the US - Iraq conflict. Also top-level government officials (such as foreign leaders, US presidents, Founding Fathers, Supreme Court Justices, members of legislative bodies, cabinet members, military leaders, etc.) with positions relevant to the US - Iraq conflict. |
| Involvement and Affiliations: |
Fellow, Journal of Econometrics, 2003-present
Research Associate, National Bureau of Economic Research, 1999-present
Professor of Economics, University of California, San Diego, 1992-present
Chair of Economics Department, University of California, San Diego, 1999-2002
Fellow, Econometric Society, 1996
Professor, Department of Economics, University of Virginia, 1991-1992
Research Adviser, Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond, 1988-1992
Appointment to Center for Advanced Studies, University of Virginia, 1987-1988
Associate Editor, Journal of Business and Economic Statistics
Associate Editor, Journal of Money, Credit and Banking |
| Education: |
PhD, Economics, University of California, Berkeley, 1983
MA Economics, University of California, Berkeley, 1981
BA, Economics, Colorado College, 1977 |
| Other: |
Listed in Who’s Who in Economics, Fourth Edition, 2003
Ranked among the 50 most productive American economists during 1984-93 in "Trends in Rankings of Economics Departments in the U.S.: An Update," L.C. Scott and P.M. Mitias, Economic Inquiry, Apr. 1996
Colorado State Debate Champion, 1973 |
Top 10 Pro & Con Arguments
