James Louis Cochrane

Background

Cochrane, James Louis was born on August 31, 1942 in Nyack, New York, United States. Son of Thomas and Anna (Yaroscak) Cochrane.

Education

Bachelor, Wittenberg University, 1964. Doctor of Philosophy, Tulane University, 1968.

Career

Instructor, Tulane University, New Orleans, 1967-1968; assistant professor, University of Southern California, Columbia, 1968-1970; associate professor, University of Southern California, Columbia, 1970-1972; professor, University of Southern California, Columbia, 1972-1977; senior staff member, National Security Council, Washington, 1978-1979; directorate of intelligence, Central Intelligence Agency, Washington, 1980-1983; senior vice president, chief economist, Texas Commerce Bancshares Inc., Houston, 1984-1988; senior vice president, chief economist, New York Stock Exch., since 1988. Associate staff Brookings Institution, Washington, 1972-1976, 76-78. 1st vice president Southern Economics Association, U. North Carolina, 1976-1977.

Visiting professor U. Melbourne, Australia,1972, University Texas, Austin, 1973-1974. Member of advisory board White Center Finance Research, University of Pennsylvania, Finance Markets Research Center, Vanderbilt University. Member board advisors New York Assembly.

Board directors Catalyst Institute, Columbia University Center Law and Econ.Studies. Member emerging economics program board University of Pennsylvania Wharton School. Member deans advisory board Hofstra U. School Business.

Member study equities markets PaceU. Member international advising committee Center for International Affairs, Harvard University, United States National Committee for Pacific Economics Cooperation.

Achievements

• James Louis Cochrane has been listed as a noteworthy Economist by Marquis Who's Who.

Works

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  • Multiple Criteria Decision Making,

    (Book by Cochrane, James L.)

  • Macroeconomics Analysis and Policy

    (Book by Cochrane, James L.)

  • Macroeconomics Before Keynes
  • Industrialism and Industrial Man in Retrospect: A Critical Review of the Ford Foundation's Support for the Inter-University Study of Labor

Membership

Member History of Economics Society (treasurer 1974-1980), Asia Society (advisory director 1986), American Economics Association, Western Finance Association.

Interests

• Avocations: tennis, singing, writing.

Connections

Married Katherine Prince Schirmer, March 24, 1984.

Father:

Thomas Cochrane

Mother:

Anna (Yaroscak) Cochrane

Spouse:

Katherine Prince Schirmer