Background
Sokoloff, Kenneth Lee was born on July 27, 1952 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. Son of Louis and Betty Jane Sokoloff.
Sokoloff, Kenneth Lee was born on July 27, 1952 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. Son of Louis and Betty Jane Sokoloff.
Bachelor of Arts Pennsylvania, 1974. Doctor of Philosophy, Harvard University, 1982.
Assistant professor economics University of California at Los Angeles, 1980-1986, associate professor, 1986-1992, professor, 1992—2007. Visiting professor California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, 1984-1985, 90-91, School Advanced Studies in Social Sciences, Paris, 1986, Tel Aviv University, 1996, 2002. Visiting fellow All Souls College, Oxford, England, 2004.
Visiting scholar Russell Sage Foundation, 2005. Research associate National Bureau Economic Research, Cambridge, Massachusetts, 1987-2007.
Fellow American Academy Arts and Sciences. Member American Economic Association, Economic History Association (trustee 2000-2004, vice president 2005-2007, Cole prize 1989).