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Tim Kane | |
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Born | Timothy Joseph Kane |
Academic background | |
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 is a Visiting Fellow at the Hoover Institution at Stanford University and professor of economics at the University of Austin (UATX). [1] 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 ran as a Republican candidate in Ohio's 12th congressional district special election in 2018. [2]
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. [3]
Kane currently serves as a professor of economics at UATX. 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 . [4] [5]
Between 2004 and 2007, Kane was a director at The Heritage Foundation. [6] [7]