David Charles Colander
Department of Economics
Middlebury College
Middlebury, Vermont 05753
802-443-5302 (office) Fax (802-443-2084)
802-388--0015 (home)
E-mail: colander@middlebury.edu
Born: November 1947
Academic Training
1970-1976 M.Phil., Ph.D., Columbia University
1966-68; 69-70 B.A., Columbia College
1968-69 University of Birmingham, England
Experience
1982- Christian A. Johnson Distinguished Professor of Economics, Middlebury College
1979-82 Associate Professor, University of Miami
1978-79 Visiting Scholar, Nuffield College, Oxford University
1977-78 Brookings Policy Fellow
1976 Consultant, Time-Life Films
1974-77 Instructor and Assistant Professor, Vassar College
Dissertation
Title "Public Finance Stabilization Theory for an Economy with Simultaneous Inflation and Unemployment"
Professional Affiliations
American and Eastern Economic Associations
History of Economic Thought Society
Listed in Who's Who, Who's Who in Publishing, Who's Who in Education, etc.
Administrative Experience and Professional Activities
Books translated into Italian, Polish, Spanish, Bulgarian and Chinese.
Editorial Boards: Eastern Economic Journal, 1993-; Journal of Economic Methodology, 1993-1997; Journal of Economic Perspective 1997-; Journal of the History of Economic Thought, 1996-.
General Editor, Economists of the Twentieth Century Series, with Mark Blaug, 1998.
President,Vice President: History of Economics Society, 1994-1995; 1998-1999
President, Vice President: Eastern Economic Association, 1993-1995
Chair: Department of Economics, Middlebury College (1989-1991)
Organized and ran Middlebury Conferences on Economic Policy 1983, 1984, 1986, 1990 and 1994
Chair: Technical Advisory Group, Vermont EPSCOR (1987-1991)
Board of Advisors for Journal of Economic Perspectives (1987-1997)
Board of Directors of History of Economic Thought Society (1991-1994)
Board of Directors of Eastern Economics Association (1987-1991)
Books
Social Science (5th, 6th, 7th, 8th, 9th, 10th ed., with Elgin Hunt): Allen and Bacon Publishing Co., 1984, 1987, 1990, 1993, 1996, 1999.
Economics, Irwin Publishing Company (1st, 2nd, and 3rd ed.) (also available in splits: Microeconomics, Macroeconomics):1993, 1995, 1998.
Microeconomics: Canadian Edition (with Peter Sephton): Times Mirror Publishing Company, 1996.
Macroeconomics: Canadian Edition, (with Peter Sephton): Times Mirror Publishing Company, 1996.
Encyclopedia of Keynesian Economics (Associate Editor with Geof Harcourt); Tom Cate, Managing Editor: Edward Elgar, 1997
The Coming of Keynes to America (with Harry Landreth): Edward Elgar, 1996.
Beyond Micro Foundations: Post Walrasian Macroeconomics (ed.): Cambridge University Press, 1996.
Case Studies in Macroeconomics (with Jenifer Gamber): Maxi:Irwin, 1995.
Case Studies In Microeconomics (with Jenifer Gamber): Maxi:Irwin, 1995.
Drill and Review Study Guide for Microeconomics (with Jenifer Gamber): Maxi:Irwin, 1995, 1998.
Drill and Review Study Guide for Macroeconomics (with Jenifer Gamber): Maxi:Irwin, 1995, 1998.
Economics: An Honors Companion, (with Sunder Ramaswamy, Jenifer Gamber, and Kailash Khandke): Maxi Press/Irwin, 1995.
Classic Readings in Economics, ed. (with Harry Landreth): Maxi Press/Irwin, 1995.
Experiments in Teaching and In Understanding Economics: (with Andreas Ortman) Irwin Publishing, 1995.
The Art of Monetary Policy (ed., with Dewey Daane): Sharpe 1994.
History of Economic Thought (3rd ed., with Harry Landreth): Houghton Mifflin and Co., 1994.
Educating Economists: (editor, with R. Brenner): University of Michigan Press, 1992.
Why Aren't Economists as Important as Garbagemen? Sharpe Publishing, 1991.
The Making of an Economist (with Arjo Klamer): Westview Press, 1990.
The Spread of Economic Ideas (ed., with A.W. Coats): Cambridge University Press, 1989 (paperback edition, 1992).
History of Economic Theory (2nd ed., with Harry Landreth): Houghton Mifflin and Co., 1989.
Journal of Monetary and Economic Affairs, Guest Editor, Inaugural Issue, July, 1987.
Macroeconomic Theory and Policy: Scott Foresman and Co., 1986.
Incentive Based Incomes Policies (ed.): Ballinger, 1986.
Neoclassical Political Economy (ed.): Ballinger, 1984.
Selected Writings of Abba Lerner (ed.): New York University Press, 1983.
Solutions to Unemployment (ed.): Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, 1981.
Incentive Anti-Inflation Plans, Joint Economic Committee Report, July 1981.
MAP: A Market Anti-Inflation Plan (with Abba Lerner): Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, 1980.
Solutions to Inflation (ed.): Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, 1979.
Academic Articles
"Vickrey, Macro Policy, and Chock-Full Employment", in Commitment to Full Employment: Macroeconomics and Social Policy in Memory of William Vickrey, edited by Warner, A., Forstater, M. and Rosen, S., M.E. Sharpe, forthcoming.
"A Post Walrasian Explanation of Wage and Price Inflexibility and a Keynesian Unemployment Equilibrium System" in Mark Setterfield, ed., Essays in Honour of John Cornwall: Macmillan, forthcoming.
"Teaching Keynes in the 21st Century," Journal of Economic Education, vol. 30 no. 4, Fall 1999.
"Conversations with James Tobin and Robert Shiller on the ‘Yale Tradition’": Macroeconomic Dynamics vol. 3 no. 1, 1999.
"Was Vickrey Ten Years Ahead of the Profession in Macro?" Challenge, Sept.-Oct. p. 72-86, 1998.
"William Vickrey’s Legacy: Innovative Policies for Social Concern" with Richard Holt, David Kennett, and Barkley Rosser: Eastern Economic Journal, Winter 1998.
"Truth in Labeling, AS/AD Analysis, and Pedagogy": Eastern Economic Journal, Fall 1997.
"The Sounds of Silence: The Profession's Response to the COGEE Report": Journal of Agricultural Economics, forthcoming.
"Acceptable and Unacceptable Dirty Pedagogy: The Case of AS/AD" (with Peter Sephton), forthcoming in Rao, The Debate about AS/A:, Routledge Publishers.
"Post Walrasian Macro and IS/LM Analysis," forthcoming in Warren Young, Reflections on IS/LM Analysis: Routledge Publishers.
"God, Man, and Lorie Tarshis at Yale" (with Harry Landreth), in Omar Hamuda (ed.) Keynesianism and the Keynesian Revolution in America, Edward Elgar, 1998.
"Teaching Tools: A Simple Principal-Agent Experiment for the Classroom" (with Andreas Ortmann): Economic Inquiry, April vol. XXXV no. 2, 1997.
"The Tenacious Dissent of Milton Friedman," in Economics and its Discontents: Twentieth Century Dissenting Economists (Steven Pressman and Richard P.F. Holt, eds.): Edward Elgar, 1998.
"Confessions of an Economic Gadfly," Passion and Craft: Economists at Work (Michael Szensberg, ed.): Routledge Press, 1998.
"Institutional Demand-side Discrimination against Women and the Human Capital Model" (with Jody Woos): Feminist Economics 3 (1) 1997.
"New Institutionalism, Old Institutionalism, and Distribution Theory": Journal of Economic Issues, June, 1996.
"Response to Kennedy on AS/AD": Journal of Economic Perspectives Summer, 1996.
"AS/AD, AE/AP, IS/LM and Z" In Essays in Post Keynesian Economics, Phillip Arestes, (ed.): Routledge Press 1996.
"Beyond New Keynesian Economics: Post Walrasian Economics," in New Keynesian Economics Post Keynesian Alternatives (Roy Rothheim, ed.): Edward Elgar, 1998.
‘Comments on the Economics of Science": Knowledge and Policy, Summer/Fall, v. 9, n. 2/3, pp.70-72, 1996.
"Surviving as a Slightly Out of Sync Economist," in A Guide to How to Do Economics (Steven Medena and Warren Samuels, eds.): Edward Elgar, 1996.
"Marshallian General Equilibrium": Eastern Economic Journal, 1995.
"Rejection as an Honor," in Rejected: Leading Economists Ponder the Publication Process, George Shepherd (ed.): Horton, 1995.
"Is Milton Friedman an Artist or Scientist?" Journal of Economic Methodology, 1995.
"The Stories We Tell: A Reconsideration of AS/AD Analysis": Journal of Economic Perspectives, 1995.
"What Exchange Rate for the Lev?": Russian and East European Finance and Trade, Nov-Dec., vol. 30 no. 6, 1994.
"The Macrofoundations of Microeconomics": Eastern Economic Journal, 1994.
"Vision, Judgment, and Disagreement among Economists": Journal of Economic Methodology, 1994.
"Economists, Institutions and Change," in Advances in Austrian Economics: JAI Press, 1994.
"The Art of Economics by the Numbers," in Recent Developments in Methodology, Roger Backhouse ed., 1994.
"Forward to John Cornwall's Theory of Economic Breakdown": Sharpe Publishing, 1993.
"Response to Comments on the Lost Art of Economics": Journal of Economic Perspectives, 1993.
"Applications of Market Anti-Inflation Plans in the Transition to a Market Economy" (with Kenneth Koford and Jeffrey Miller): Eastern Economic Journal, Summer 1993.
"New Keynesian Economics in Perspective": Eastern Economic Journal, Fall, 1992.
"A Real Theory of Inflation and Incentive Anti-inflation Plans": American Economic Review, May, 1992.
"The Lost Art of Economics": Journal of Economic Perspectives, Summer, 1992.
"Lessons for Bulgaria from Western Banking Experience": Bulgarian Banking Review, Summer, 1992.
"Reform of Graduate Economics Education," in Educating Economists, David Colander and Reuven Brenner, eds., Ann Arbor, University of Michigan Press, 1992.
"Reform of Undergraduate Economics Education in Educating Economists, David Colander and Reuven Brenner, eds, Ann Arbor, University of Michigan Press, 1992.
"The Microeconomic Myth" in Educating Economists, David Colander and Reuven Brenner, eds, Ann Arbor, University of Michigan Press, 1992.
"Truth in Teaching Macro" in Educating Economists, David Colander and Reuven Brenner, eds, Ann Arbor, University of Michigan Press, 1992.
"A Consideration of the Economics Major in American Higher Education": Journal of Economic Education, Summer, 1991.
"Form and Content in Appraising Recent Economic Developments": Methodus, June, 1991.
"Research on the Economics Profession": Journal of Economic Perspectives, Fall 1989.
"The Invisible Hand of Truth," in The Spread of Economic Ideas, David Colander and A.W. Coats, eds.: New York: Cambridge University Press, 1989.
"Money and the Spread of Economic Ideas," in The Spread of Economic Ideas, David Colander and A.W. Coats, eds., New York: Cambridge University Press, 1989.
"Economic Methodology, Macroeconomics, and Externalities," keynote address of 1988 Pennsylvania Economic Society, in Proceedings of Pennsylvania Economic Society, 1988.
"The Evolution of Keynesian Economics," in Omar Hamouda and John Smithin, Keynes and Public Policy after 50 Years: Edward Elgar, 1988.
"The Making of an Economist" (with Arjo Klamer):, Journal of Economic Perspectives, Fall 1987.
"Why Economists Aren't as Important as Garbagemen": Journal of Economic and Monetary Affairs, July, 1987.
"Coopolization and Incomes Policies": Eastern Economic Journal, Spring 1986. "Comment on Policies to Reduce the Natural Rate," in James Butkiewicz, et al., Keynes' Economic Legacy: Praeger, 1986.
"On the Theory of Incentive Anti-Inflation Plans," in David Colander, ed., Incentive Based Incomes Policies: TIP and MAP: Ballinger, 1986.
"In Defense of Incentive Anti-Inflation Plans," in David Colander, ed., Incentive Based Incomes Policies: TIP and MAP: Ballinger, 1986.
"Some Simple Geometry on the Welfare Loss from Competitive Monopolies": Public Choice, 1985.
"Why an Incomes Policy Makes an Economy More Efficient," in S. Maital, ed., Macroeconomic Conflict and Social Institutions: Ballinger, 1985.
"Externalities and Macroeconomics" (with Kenneth Koford), in S. Maital, ed., Macroeconomic Conflict and Social Institutions: Ballinger, 1985.
"Galbraith and the Theory of Price Control": Journal of Post Keynesian Economics, Fall, 1984.
"Was Keynes a Keynesian or a Lernerian?" Journal of Economic Literature, December, 1984.
"Taming the Rent-Seeker" (with Kenneth Koford), in David Colander, ed., Neoclassical Political Economy: Ballinger, 1984.
"Coalitions and Macroeconomics" (with Mancur Olson), in David Colander, ed., Neoclassical Political Economy: Ballinger, 1984.
"Anti-Inflation Incentives: A Review Article" (with Kenneth Koford), Economic Perspectives: Harvard Academic Publishers, 1984.
"A Tribute to Abba Lerner": Economic Inquiry, 1983.
"Guiding the Invisible Hand" (with Abba Lerner): Journal of Transport Economics, April-August, 1983.
"Towards a Real Theory of Inflation," in E. Marcus, ed., Inflation Through the Ages: Brooklyn College Press, 1983.
"Stagflation and Competition": Journal of Post Keynesian Economics, 1982.
"Anti-Inflation Incentives" (with Abba Lerner): Kyklos, 1982.
"Can an Incomes Policy Be Independent of an Investment Policy?" Economic Forum, Winter 1981.
"New Approaches in Anti-Inflation Policy": Public Finance, 1981.
"A Guaranteed Jobs Proposal," in David Colander, ed., Solutions to Unemployment: Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, 1981.
"Great Expectations: What the Dickens Do Rational Expectations Mean?" (with R. Guthrie): Journal of Post Keynesian Economics, 1981.
"Post Keynesian Economics, Abba Lerner and His Critics": Social Research, Spring 1980.
"Tax and Market Based Incomes Policies; The Interface Between Theory and Practice," in Michael Claudon and Richard Cornwall, eds., Incomes Policies for the United States: New Approaches: Martinus Nijhoff, 1980.
"There Is a Cure for Inflation" (with Abba Lerner), in Michael Claudon and Richard Cornwall, eds., Incomes Policies for the United States: New Approaches: Martinus Nijhoff, 1980.
"Rationality, Expectations and Functional Finance," in J. Gapinski and C. Rockwood, eds., Essays in Post Keynesian Inflation: Ballinger, 1979.
"Note on Efficient Income Taxation": The American Economist, Spring, 1979.
"A Comment on the Elasticity of Demand for Water" (with J. Haltiwanger): Water Resources, October, 1979.
"MAP: A Cure for Inflation" (with Abba Lerner), in David Colander, ed., Solutions to Inflation: Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, 1979.
"Realytic and Analytic Syntheses of Macro and Micro Economics" (with Kenneth Koford): Journal of Economic Issues, September, 1979.
"Incomes Policies: Tip, Wipp and Mip": Journal of Post Keynesian Economics, Spring, 1979.
"A Value Added Tip," in David Colander, ed., Solutions to Inflation: Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, 1979.
"On Cost and Benefit Related Fees": National Tax Journal, December, 1978.
"On Price Flexibility" (with Gary Gigilatti), Journal of Economics, 1978.
"Inflation and Inequality: Comment": Journal of Economic Issues, June, 1977.
"Flexible Tax Payment Systems": Proceedings of the New York State Economic Association, 1977.
"Effective Supply": Proceedings of the New York State Economic Association, 1976.
Magazine, Encyclopedia, and Newspaper Articles
"Economists Can’t Fix Global Economy," USA Today, October, 1998.
"IS/LM": Encyclopedia of Keynesian Economics. Edward Elgar, 1997.
"Post Walrasian Macroeconomics" Encyclopedia of Keynesian Economics: Edward Elgar, 1997.
"Functional Finance." Encyclopedia of Keynesian Economics: Edward Elgar, 1997.
"Abba Lerner," Encyclopedia of Keynesian Economics: Edward Elgar, 1997.
"Some Advice to President Clinton: Institute and Long Run Balanced Budget Rule" (with Dewey Daane): Challenge 1993
"Abba Lerner," Encyclopedia of Business Cycles, Panics, Crises, and Depressions: Garland Publishing Co., forthcoming.
"Functional Finance," Encyclopedia of Business Cycles, Panics, Crises, and Depressions: Garland Publishing Co., forthcoming.
"How Not To Educate Economists": Chronicle of Higher Education, November, 1991.
"Economics," Encyclopedia of Higher Education: Pergamon Press, 1993.
"A Realistic Way to Transform Social Security Fund Financing": Boston Globe, March, 1990.
"Moving Average Budgeting": Boston Globe, April, 1990.
"Don't Ask an Economist": Middlebury College Magazine, Fall 1987.
"The Price of Gold": The Boston Globe, July, 1987.
"Tax Simplicity: Design vs. Use": New York Times, August, 1986.
"The Illusion in the Tax Bill": New York Times, August, 1986.
"Indexed Grading": The Miami Herald, November, 1983.
"That Tyrant Inflation": The Boston Globe, April, 1983.
"Strike But Play Ball": UPI Op-Ed article, October, 1982.
"The Flexible Tax Payment System": Review of Business, Spring 1981.
"Trickle Up vs. Trickle Down": The Miami Herald, 1981.
"Recent Developments in Inflation Theory and Policy": Review of Business, 1981.
"The Law of Triviality": The Collegiate Forum, Spring, 1980.
"The Free Market Solution to Inflation": The Collegiate Forum, Fall 1978.
Book Reviews
"Why Economists are a Bit More Important than Gargagemen: A Review of Economics: the Culture of a Controversial Science by Melvin Reder," in The Journal of Economic Methodology, forthcoming.
"Foundations of Complex-System Theories by Sunny Y. Auyang," in Metascience, forthcoming.
"The Representative Agent in Macroeconomics by James Hartley," in Journal of Economic Literature, forthcoming.
"Getting It Right: Markets and Choices in a Free Society by Robert Barro," in Eastern Economic Journal, forthcoming.
"Beyond Rhetoric and Realism in Economics by Thomas Boylan and Paschal O’Gorman," in Metascience, forthcoming.
"Post Keynesian Macroeconomic Theory: A Foundation for Successful Economic Policies for the Twenty-first Century by Paul Davidson," in Journal of Economic Literature, forthcoming.
"The Misfortunes of Prosperity: An Introduction to Modern Political Economy by Daniel Cohen" (trans. by Jacqueline Lindenfeld), in Russian and East European Finance and Trade, forthcoming.
"The Market for Political Economy: The Advent of Economics in British University Culture, 1850-1905 edited by Alon Kadish and Keith Tribe": History of Economics 1995.
"Ethics and Economic Theory: Ideas--Models--Theories by Kurt W. Rothschild": Review of Political Economy, 1995.
Economists and Higher Learning in the Nineteenth Century, edited by William J. Barber,": Southern Economic Journal, 1995.
"Economics--Mathematical Politics or Science of Diminishing Returns?, by Alexander Rosenberg": History of Political Economy, 1994.
"Striking the Mother Lode in Science: The Importance of Age, Place and Time, by Paula E. Stephan and Sharon G. Levin": Southern Economic Journal, 1994
"A History of Macroeconometric Model-Building, by Ronald Bodkin, Lawrence R. Klein and Kanta Marwah": History of Political Economy, Spring, pp. 169-171, 1994.
"The Principles of Economics: Some Lies my Teacher Told Me, by Larry Boland": Journal of Economics Literature, 1993.
"In Pursuit of the PhD., by William G., Bowen and Neil Rudenstein": Southern Economic Journal, 1993.
"International Monetary Economics 1870-1960, by M. June Flanders": History of Political Economy, Spring, pp. 171-173,1994.
"The New, the Neo, and New-Neo: A Review of New Keynesian Economics, edited by N. Gregory Mankiw and David Romer": Methodus, 1992.
"Economics on Trial: Lies, Myths and Realities, by Mark Skosen": Journal of Economic Literature, 1992.
"The State of Economic Science, edited by Werner Sichel": Eastern Economic Journal, 1991.
"The Keynesian Revolution in the Making: 1924-1936, by Peter Clarke": Journal of Economic Literature, 1991.
"Economists and the Economy, by Roger Backhouse": Journal of Economic History, 1990.
"Keynes' Monetary Theory, by Allan Meltzer": Economic Journal, 1990.
"Classical Political Economy: A Survey of Recent Literature, edited by William O. Thweatt": Journal of Economic Literature, June, 1989.
"The Political Economy of Rent-Seeking, edited by C. Rowley, R. Tollison, and Gordon Tullock": Public Choice, 1989.
"A Search for a Synthesis in Economic Theory, by Ching-Yao Hsieh and Stephen L. Mangum": Journal of Economic Literature, 1988.
"Methodology for a New Microeconomics, by Lawrence A. Boland": History of Political Economy, 1988.
"Policies for Prosperity: Essays in a Keynesian Mode, by James Tobin": Eastern Economic Journal, 1988.
"Foundations of Economics, by Mauro Baranzini and Roberto Scazzieri": History of Political Economy, 1987.
"Commitment Equilibrium, by Michael O'Flaherty": Journal of Economic Literature, 1986.
"Policy, Power and Order, by Kerry Schott": Journal of Economic Literature, 1986.
"Money and Markets: Essays, by Robert Clower, edited by Donald Walker": Southern Economic Journal, 1985.
"A Game Theoretic Approach to Political Economy, by Martin Shubik": Journal of Economic Issues, 1985.
"Commodity Prices and the New Inflation, by Barry Bosworth and Robert Lawrence, and Core Inflation, by Otto Eckstein": Eastern Economic Journal, Summer 1984.
"The Political Economy of Growth, by Dennis Mueller": Southern Economic Journal, 1983.
"Keynes' Impact on Monetary Economics, by J. C. Gilbert": Journal of Economic Literature, 1982.
"Wage Fixing, by James E. Meade": Southern Economic Journal, 1982.
"Prices and Quantity: A Macroeconomic Analysis, by Arthur Okun": Southern Economic Journal, 1982.
"The Economic Theory of Social Institutions, by Andrew Schotter": Journal of Economic Issues, 1981.
"Accounting for Slower Economic Growth, by Edward Dennison". Journal of Economic Issues, 1981.
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