James B. Stewart (economist)
James B. Stewart | |
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Born | 1947 |
Institution | Penn State University |
Field | Employment Relations African American Studies Management |
Alma mater | Rose Hulman Institute of Technology (BA) Cleveland State University (MA) University of Notre Dame (PhD) |
Awards | 2021 Samuel Z. Westerfield Award |
Website | https://ler.la.psu.edu/people/js8 |
James B. Stewart (1947) is an American economist who is Professor Emeritus of Labor and Employment Relations, African and African American Studies, and Management and Organization at Pennsylvania State University.[1] In 2021, he was awarded the Samuel Z. Westerfield Award, the highest award of the National Economic Association.[2]
Education and early life[]
Stewart grew up in the Mt. Pleasant neighborhood of Cleveland, Ohio. He studied math at Rose Hulman Institute of Technology, where he was one of only 5 Black students in a student body of 1,000, and later earned a PhD in Economics from the University of Notre Dame.[3]
Career[]
Stewart taught at Penn State from 1980 - 2009,[4] while writing or co-authoring 11 books and 65 articles in Economics and Black Studies.[5] He is a past president of the National Economic Association,[6] the National Council for Black Studies, and the Association for the Study of African American Life and History.[7] He is a former editor of The Review of Black Political Economy.[1]
Selected publications[]
- Darity Jr, William A., Patrick L. Mason, and James B. Stewart. "The economics of identity: the origin and persistence of racial identity norms." Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization 60, no. 3 (2006): 283-305.
- Clark, Paul F., James B. Stewart, and Darlene A. Clark. "The globalization of the labour market for health-care professionals." Int'l Lab. Rev. 145 (2006): 37.
- Alridge, Derrick P., and James B. Stewart. "Introduction: Hip hop in history: Past, present, and future." The Journal of African American History 90, no. 3 (2005): 190-195.
- Macpherson, David A., and James B. Stewart. "The effect of international competition on union and nonunion wages." ILR Review 43, no. 4 (1990): 434-446.
- Stewart, James B., and Thomas Hyclak. "An analysis of the earnings profiles of immigrants." The Review of Economics and Statistics (1984): 292-296.
References[]
- ^ a b "Race, Wealth, and Democracy: The Political Economy of W.E.B. Du Bois | Department of Economics". economics.stanford.edu. Retrieved 2021-02-25.
- ^ "Please join @NEAEcon's big virtual event Dec 17 as we award our highest honor - the Samuel Z. Westerfield award - to Jim Stewart & celebrate past recipients". Twitter. Retrieved 2021-12-08.
- ^ "Economist, Black History Scholar and Professor James Stewart on Reparations and Economic Equality". Sarasota Magazine. Retrieved 2021-02-25.
- ^ "Penn State Black History / African American Chronicles: James B. Stewart". www.blackhistory.psu.edu. Retrieved 2021-02-25.
- ^ "James B. Stewart". www.theblackscholar.org. Retrieved 2021-02-25.
- ^ "National Economic Association 50th Anniversary Celebration and Honors Luncheon" (PDF). January 4, 2020. Cite journal requires
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(help) - ^ "James Stewart". aalbc.com. Retrieved 2021-02-25.
- Living people
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- 21st-century American economists
- Rose–Hulman Institute of Technology alumni
- University of Notre Dame alumni
- African-American economists
- Labor economists
- Pennsylvania State University faculty
- 21st-century African-American people
- Presidents of the National Economic Association
- 20th-century African-American people
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