James T. Hamilton, Charles S. Sydnor Professor of Public Policy Studies; Professor of Political Science and Economics
Office Location: 117 Sanford Bldg
Office Phone: +1 919 613 7358
Email Address: jayth@duke.edu
Note:On sabbatical during the 2007-2008 academic year.
Areas of Expertise:
Economics
Environment and Science
Media and Communications
Education:
PhD, Harvard University, 1991
B.A. Summa Cum Laude, Harvard University, 1983
Research Categories: Environment and Media
Research Description: Research: Media; environmental policy; economics of regulation
Recent Publications (More Publications)
- J.T. Hamilton. "News That Sells: Media Competition and News Content." Japanese Journal of Political Science 8.1 (2007): 7-42.
- J.T. Hamilton. Regulation Through Revelation: The Origin and Impacts of the Toxics Release Inventory Program. New York: Cambridge University Press, 2005.
- J.T. Hamilton. "The Market and the Media." Institutions of American Democracy: The Press. Ed. Overholser and Jamieson Oxford University Press, 2005
- J.T. Hamilton. "Environmental Equity and the Siting of Hazardous Waste Facilities in OECD Countries: Evidence and Policies." International Yearbook of Environmental and Resource Economics 2005/2006. Ed. Tietenberg and Folmer Edward Elgar, 2005
- J.T. Hamilton. "Co-editor and Co-organizer for conference volume entitlted "News in the Public Interest: A Free and Subsidized Press"." Reilly Center, Manship School of Mass Communications, Louisiana State University. (2004).
Bio/Profile
James “Jay” Hamilton is the Charles S. Sydnor Professor of Public Policy at Duke University, as well as a professor of economics and political science. In 2004, he became director of undergraduate studies in the public policy department. Hamilton’s scholarly work and numerous publications reflect his interests in the economics of regulation, public choice/political economy, environmental policy and the media.
Hamilton joined Duke’s faculty in 1991 and has held a number of titles since then including Oscar L. Tang Family Professor of Public Policy, Economics, and Political Science (2003-04), assistant director of Sanford Institute (2001-2002) and director of the Duke Program on Violence and the Media (1993-2000).
He has written or coauthored six books, including All the News That’s Fit to Sell: How the Market Transforms Information into News; and Regulation Through Revelation: The Origin and Impacts of the Toxics Release Inventory Program.
For his accomplishments in teaching and research, Hamilton has received awards such as the David N. Kershaw Award from the Association for Public Policy Analysis and Management (2001), the Kennedy School of Government’s Goldsmith Book Prize from the Shorenstein Center (1999), and Trinity College’s (Duke) Distinguished Teaching Award (1993).
Hamilton earned a BA in economics and government in 1983 anda PhD in economics in 1991, both from Harvard.
