Bio

David E. Weinstein is Carl S. Shoup Professor of the Japanese Economy
and Director of Research at the Center on Japanese Economy and Business.
He is also Research Director of the Japan Project at the National
Bureau of Economic Research and a Member of the Council on Foreign
Relations. Previously, Professor Weinstein was a Senior Economist and a
consultant at the Federal Reserve Bank of New York and at the Federal
Reserve Bank of San Francisco and the Federal Reserve Board of
Governors. Prior to joining the Columbia faculty, Professor Weinstein
held professorships at the University of Michigan and Harvard
University. He also served on the Council of Economic Advisors from 1989
to 1990. He is the recipient of many grants and awards including five
National Science Foundation grants, an Institute for New Economic
Thinking grant, and a Google Research Award.