Dr. Thomas "Tom "Weiss
Professor

Economics

Office: SU 213
Phone: (785) 864-2840
Fax: (785) 864-5270
E-Mail: t-weiss@ku.edu

Date Appointed: 1967

Education

University of North Carolina, Economics, Ph.D., 1967
Holy Cross College, Economics, B.S., 1964

Languages:

French

Overseas Experience:

Korea, China, Hong Kong

Courses:

Economic Issues in East Asia
ECON 141 Introduction to Economic Analysis

Research Statement:

Long term economic development of the American economy, with a current emphasis on economic development during the colonial era.

Awards and Distinctions:

President of the Economic History Association for 2003

Other Activities:

Journal of Economic History, Editor 1988-1992.

References

Schaefer, D.; Weiss, Thomas. 1994. American Economic Development in Historical Perspective . Palo Alto, California: Stanford University Press.

Bateman, F.; Weiss, Thomas. 1981. A Deplorable Scarcity: The Failure of Industrialization in the Slave . Chapel Hill, North Carolina: University of North Carolina Press.

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