Michael E. Hoffman,

Please note: Michael has left the "Economics" group at Duke University; some info here might not be up to date.

Contact Info:

Office Location:	325D Social Sciences
Email Address:
Web Page:	http://www.duke.edu/~meh13

Office Hours:

MWF 8:00-8:45am

Education:

Ph.D. Economics	Duke University	2005
M.A. Economics	Duke University	2002
B.S. Economics and Statistics	University of Michigan	1999

Specialties:

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Macroeconomics
Econometrics

Research Interests:

Areas: Trade Policy, Political Economy, Development

The dissertation consists of three related papers on the political economy of trade policy. Much recent literature has successfully explained the persistence of trade barriers via the desires of politicians to garner support from vocal, but quite narrow, constituencies. The three papers of the dissertation examine in novel detail the process through which trade policy is determined, and how lobbyists and politicians interact across countries in different development stages and with different institutional structures.

Curriculum Vitae

Recent Publications

1. Michael E. S. Hoffman, Tariffs, Tax Regimes, and Economic Development: A Political Economy Approach, Journal of International Business and Economics (2004)