Robert Edward BALDWIN

Background

Baldwin, Robert Edward was born on July 12, 1924 in Niagara Falls, New York, United States. Son of Gilbert and Margaret (Ostman) Baldwin.

Education

Bachelor of Arts, Univercity Buffalo, 1945; Doctor of Philosophy, Harvard University, 1950.

Career

Instructor, then assistant professor economics Harvard, 1950-1957. Associate professor, then professor economics University of California at Los Angeles, 1957-1964. Professor economics University Wisconsin at Madison, 1964-1997, F.W. Taussig research professor, 1974-1997, Hilldale professor, 1982-1997, professor emeritus, since 1997, chairman economic department, 1975-1979.

Chief economist Office Special Trade Republican Executive Office of President, 1963—1964. Visiting professor Brookings Institution, Washington, 1967—1968, United States Department Labor, 1975—1976, World Bank, 1978—1979. Member advisory board Institute International Economics.

Chairman social systems Research Institute, 1986—1989. Research associate National Bureau Economic Research, since 1982, Center Economic Policy Research, 1994—1997. Chair panel on foreign trade statistics National Academy of Sciences, 1989—1991.

Member external advisory panel to director general World Trade Organization, 2001—2003.

Achievements

• Robert Edward Baldwin has been listed as a noteworthy economics professor by Marquis Who's Who.

Works

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  • Trade Policy in a Changing World Economy

    ( Trade policy issues are no longer solely the concern of...)

  • The Development and Testing of Heckscher-Ohlin Trade Models: A Review (Ohlin Lectures)

    ( No names are more closely associated with modern trade ...)

  • Economic Development and Export Growth

    (A study of Northern Rhodesia, 1920-1960This book has hard...)

  • Economic development and export growth : a study of Northern Rhodesia, 1920-1960
  • Disease and economic development;: The impact of parasitic diseases in St. Lucia
  • Nontariff Distortions of International Trade
  • Economic Development and Export Growth: A Study of Northern Rhodesia, 1920-1960.
  • The Philippines (Foreign trade regimes and economic development)
  • The Development and Testing of Heckscher-Ohlin Trade Models: A Review (Ohlin Lectures) by Baldwin, Robert E. (2008) Hardcover
  • Nontariff Distortions of International Trade

Views

Have divided research efforts between international trade and economic development. In trade theory developed the socalled ‘Baldwin-envelope’ to indicate the general equilibrium conditions under various trade policies and to compare the welfare implications of these different policies. Tested the Leontief Paradox with later United States data and demonstrated the need for modifying the two-factor Heckscher-Ohlin model by taking account of human capital and differences in technology.

In development, established the first undergraduate course at Harvard in this field and wrote with G. M. Meier one of the early texts on development. In study of Zambia demonstrated the significance of the form of export activities in shaping a country’s development pattern. Later analysed trade and exchange rate policies in the Philippines. After serving as first chief economist in Office of United States Trade Representative became interested in trade policy, and wrote a book indicating the importance of nontariff trade distortion and the need to improve international trading rules governing their use.

Also developed import model for quantifying the trade and employment effects of multilateral trade negotiations that reduce trade barriers. Recently have focussed on the political economy of trade policy, especially the manner in which United States trade policy is implemented.

Membership

Fellow American Academy Arts and Sciences. Member American Economic Association, International Trade and Finance Association (president 1992), Midwest Economic Association (president 1994), Council on Foreign Relations, Conference on Research in Income and Wealth.

Interests

• 410 International Trade Theory;420 Trade Relations: Commercial Policy. International Integration. 120 Economic Development Studies.

Connections

Married Janice Murphy, July 31, 1954. Children: Jean, Robert, Richard, Nancy.

Father:

Gilbert Baldwin

Mother:

Margaret (Ostman) Baldwin

Spouse:

Janice Murphy

child:

Jean Baldwin

child:

Nancy Baldwin

child:

Richard Baldwin

child:

Robert Baldwin