Donald J. Harris
Donald Jasper Harris (born August 23, 1938) is a Jamaican-American economist and professor emeritus at Stanford University, known for applying post-Keynesian ideas to development economics. He is the father of the 49th and current vice president of the United States, Kamala Harris, as well as of her sister, lawyer and political commentator Maya Harris.
The Honourable Donald Harris OM | |
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| Born | Donald Jasper Harris August 23, 1938 |
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Shyamala Gopalan
(m. 1963; div. 1971) |
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| Relatives | Harris family |
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| Education | University of London (BA) University of California, Berkeley (MA, PhD) |
| Thesis | Inflation, Capital Accumulation and Economic Growth : A Theoretical and Numerical Analysis (1966) |
| Doctoral advisor | Daniel McFadden |
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| Discipline | Economics |
| Sub-discipline | Post-Keynesian development economics |
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| Website | Stanford Department of Economics page |
Throughout his career, Harris has worked on economic analysis and policy regarding the economy of Jamaica, his native country. He served there, at various times, as economic policy consultant to the Government of Jamaica and as economic adviser to successive prime ministers. On October 18, 2021, he was honored with appointment to the Order of Merit, Jamaica's National Honor award, "for his outstanding contribution to national development".