Alan V. Deardorff (born 1944) is the John W. Sweetland Professor Emeritus of International Economics and a professor emeritus of Public Policy at the University of Michigan Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy, Ann Arbor.Alan V. Deardorff University of Michigan, Department of Economics, Faculty
Education Deardorff received his Ph.D. in economics from Cornell University in 1971.
Career Deardorff is the author of Deardorffs' Glossary of International Economics, as well as the Family Tree of Trade Economists. He has undertaken work on David Ricardo's theory of comparative advantage, arguing that "the law of comparative advantage breaks down when applied to individual commodities or pairs of commodities in a many-commodity world", but stating that "the law is nonetheless valid if restated in terms of averages across all commodities".Deardorff, A. V., The General Validity of the Law of Comparative Advantage, The Journal of Political Economy, Volume 88, No. 5 (Oct., 1980), pp. 941-957 He has also served as a consultant to international organizations including the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development and the World Bank.
Current affiliations Asia-Pacific Research and Training Network on Trade (ARTNeT), United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific, External Fellow, Leverhulme Centre for Research on Globalisation and Economic Policy, University of Nottingham. External Fellow, National Bureau of Economic Research Faculty Associate, William Davidson Institute, University of Michigan International Research Fellow and Permanent Advisor, Kiel Institute of World Economics Member, Academic Council, VRCenter DEGIT, Institute for World Economics, Kiel University Member, American Economic Association Member, Board of Editors, North American Journal of Economics and Finance Member, Editorial Advisory Board, International Economic Journal Member, Editorial Advisory Board, The World Economy Member, Editorial Board, Journal of Economic Integration Member, Editorial Board, Journal of International Economic Law Member, Editorial Board, Studies in International Economics, University of Michigan Press Member, Group of Eminent Persons on Non-tariff Barriers, United Nations Conference on Trade and Development
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External links Alan Deardorff's website