Tim Kane | |
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Born | Timothy Joseph Kane April 28, 1968 Lansing, Michigan, U.S. |
Academic career | |
Alma mater | University of California, San Diego PhD Economics, 2001 United States Air Force Academy B.S. Economics and Political Science, 1990 |
Influences | Milton Friedman, Ronald Reagan, Jim Mattis, Glenn Hubbard |
Timothy Joseph Kane (born April 28, 1968) is a Visiting Fellow at the Hoover Institution at Stanford University and professor of economics at the University of Austin (UATX). [1] [2] He served as a U.S. Air Force intelligence officer with two overseas tours of duty. Kane co-founded multiple start-up technology firms while pursuing a Ph.D. in economics in the late 1990s, then served on the Joint Economic Committee of the U.S. Congress and was director of the Center for International Trade and Economics at The Heritage Foundation. Kane is the author of the book Bleeding Talent: How the U.S. Military Mismanages Great Leaders and Why It's Time for a Revolution. [3] [4] He co-authored Balance: The Economics of Great Powers from Ancient Rome to Modern America with Glenn Hubbard. [5] Kane's latest book is The Immigrant Superpower: How Brains, Brawn, and Bravery Make America Stronger, which makes the case for greater legal immigration and zero illegal immigration.
Kane ran as a Republican candidate in Ohio's 12th congressional district special election in 2018. [6]
Kane was born in Lansing, Michigan and raised in Columbus, Ohio. He attended public schools from K-12 in Columbus, and received his appointment to the United States Air Force Academy from Congressman Chalmers P. Wylie. He came to identify as a Republican after becoming concerned with high taxation that inhibited job creation and his ability to hire employees. [7] He held the position of co-chair of the Conte Task Force on Comprehensive Immigration Reform and was the J-P Conte Fellow in Immigration at the Hoover Institution until 2021. [8] [9]
Between 1986 and 1990, Kane attended the United States Air Force Academy and earned Bachelor of Science in economics and political science. Between 1995 and 2001, Kane attended the University of California, San Diego, earning a PhD in economics. His dissertation was titled “The Convergence of Nations: Three Papers on International Growth”. [10]
Kane currently serves as a professor of Economics at UATX and is under contract for his next book, The Value of Nothing (what economics neglects to measure about the things people value most). Kane has provided commentary for The New York Times , USA Today , CNN, CNBC, ABC, NBC, CBS, FOX, MSNBC, Bloomberg Television, and PBS’ Nightly Business Report . [11] [12]
Until 2021, Kane served as a research fellow at the Hoover Institution. Prior to his appointment at Hoover, he was a chief economist at the Hudson Institute. He was also a senior fellow at the Kauffman Foundation where he led the development of its first blog, www.growthology.org. [13] [14] Between 2004 and 2007, Kane was a director at The Heritage Foundation. [15] [16] Kane specializes in economics, national security, and defense economics. His work on entrepreneurship and job creation was cited in the 2011 Economic Report of the President.
Kane also worked in governmental roles. Between 2004 and 2008, he served as both the chief labor economist and the senior economist on the Joint Economic Committee. In these roles, he published research on US employment, analyzed macroeconomics and taxation, and organized joint hearings on employment and fundamental tax reform.
Before his academic career, Kane had experience as an entrepreneur. Between 1998 and 2000, he was the founder and director of enonymous.com, a software company that was awarded the San Diego Software Startup of the Year award in 1999. [17] Prior to this, he was a founder and director of Neocor Tech, LLC (Japanese translation software).
Formerly an intelligence officer in the US Air Force, Kane was stationed in Japan, South Korea, and later at Andrews Air Force Base. In this role, he also worked with the CIA, the Pentagon, and the National Security Agency.
Why America? is Kane's substack. [18] [19]
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