Daniel Landau

September 2004

Address:

Department of Economics
University of Connecticut at Waterbury
32 Hillside Avenue
Waterbury, CT 06710-2288

Fields of Research Specialization:

Economic Growth & Development

Public Choice

Education:

Ph.D. 1974 University of Chicago

B.A. 1970 Hebrew University of Jerusalem

Professional Experience:

Academic Experience:

1989 - Present: Associate Professor, University of Connecticut at Waterbury

1981 - 1989 Assistant Professor, University of Connecticut at Waterbury

1982 - 1985 Visiting Research Associate, Economic Growth Center, Yale University

1979 - 1981 Assistant Professor, University of Toronto

1974 - 1979 Assistant Professor, Haifa University

Publications:

Books and Monographs:

Daniel Landau, "The Economic Impact of Military Expenditures," Policy Research Working Papers Public Economics, Policy Research Department World Bank, WPS 1138, May 1993.

Daniel Landau, R. Evenson and D. Ballou, "Agricultural Productivity Measures for U.S. States 1950-1982," in Evaluating Agricultural Research & Productivity, Minnesota Agricultural Experiment Station, University of Minnesota, Miscellaneous Publication 52-1987, 1-40.

Daniel Landau, "Government and Economic Growth in the Less Developed Countries," President's Task Force on International Private Enterprise, Selected Papers, Dec. 1984.

Daniel Landau, Uri Ben-Zion and M. Spiegel, "Economic Aspects of High School Education and the Matriculation Examinations," Matriculation Examinations, Baruch Navo ed., Tel Aviv Am-Oved Press, 1982. (Hebrew)

Daniel Landau, "The Business Cycle & Productivity Change," Dissertation, Department of Economics, University of Chicago, August 1974.

Journal Articles:

D. Landau, "A Simple Theory of Economic Growth," Economic Development & Cultural Change, 52(1): 217-35, October, 2003.

D. Landau, "Government Expenditure, Human Capital Creation and Economic Growth", Journal of Public Budgeting, Accounting & Financial Management, 9(3): 467-88, Fall, 1997.

D. Landau, "Is the Peace Dividend Negative: Military Expenditure and Economic Growth in the Wealthy OECD Countries" Quarterly Review of Economics & Finance, Vol. 36:2, pp. 183-96, 1996.

D. Landau, The Contribution of the European Common Market To the Growth of its Member Countries," Weltwirtschaftliches Archiv, 1995, 131(4):774-82.

D. Landau "Do Country Characteristics Matter for Economic Growth Among the Developed Countries?" Atlantic Economic Journal, 23:2, pp. 113-21, June 1995.

D. Landau, "The Economic Impact of Military Expenditure on the Less Developed Countries," Defense Economics, 5, pp. 205-20, 1994.

D. Landau, "The Pattern of Economic Policies in the Less Developed Countries: A Public Choice Explanation," CATO Journal, Summer 1990.

D. Landau, "Public Choice & Economic Aid," Economic Development & Cultural Change 38(3):559-76, April 1990.

D. Landau & M. Bordo, "The Growth of Government A Protection Explanation," Public Choice 53(2), 167-75, 1987.

D. Landau, "Government Expenditure and Economic Growth in the Less Developed Countries, An Empirical Study for 1960-80," Economic Development & Cultural Change, pp. 36-75, October 1986.

D. Landau and M. Bordo, "Advocacy and Neo-Classical Economics," Eastern Economic Journal 12(2), pp. 94-102, April 1986.

D. Landau, "Explaining Differences in Per Capita Income Between Countries: A Hypothesis & Test of 1950 & 1970," Explorations in Economic History 22, pp. 296-315, 1985.

D. Landau, "Government Expenditure and Economic Growth in the Developed Countries: 1952-76," Public Choice 47: pp. 459-77, 1985.

D. Landau and M. Kellman, "The Nature of Japan's Comparative Advantage, 1965-80," World Development 12:4, pp. 433-38, April 1984.

D. Landau, "Government Expenditure and Economic Growth: A Cross-Country Study," Southern Economic Journal 49:3, pp. 783-92, January 1983.

D. Landau and M. Bordo, "The Supply and Demand for Protection: A Suggestion for a Positive Theory of Democratic Government," Swedish Journal of Political Science 5, pp. 225-47, 1980.

D. Landau and M. Bordo, The Pattern of Citations in Economic Theory 1945- 68: an Exploration Towards a Quantitative History of Thought," History of Political Economy 11:2, pp. 240-53, 1970.

D. Landau, Uri Ben-Zion and M. Spiegel, "Free High School Education and Its Implications for Income Distribution," Economic Quarterly, pp. 1-5 (Hebrew), Winter 1978.

D. Landau and M. Kellman, "Economic Development and Population: Some Further Empirical Tests of the Malthusian Hypothesis," Studies in Comparative International Development 13:3, pp. 3-27, Fall 1978.

D. Landau, "Patents and Over-Investment in Process Inventions? Comment," Southern Economic Journal 45:1, pp. 285-88, July 1978.

Technical Reports:

D. Landau and O. Izraeli, "The Course, Pace, and Selected Price and Income Effects of Israel's Transition from a Highly Government Regulated to A More Market Controlled Economy," Carleton Economic Papers, 78-21, Nov. 1978.

D. Landau and O. Izraeli, "Population Dispersal and Migration to/ from Israel's Development Towns," Carleton Economic Papers, 78-19, October 1978.

D. Landau and R. Evenson, "A Note on Productivity Growth in U.S. Agriculture," Discussion Paper Economic Growth Center, Yale University, 1974.

Fellowships and Awards:

1970 - 1973 Ford Foundation Doctor & Dissertation Fellowships

Current Memberships in Professional Societies:

American Economic Association

Ph.D.	1974	University of Chicago
B.A.	1970	Hebrew University of Jerusalem

Academic Experience:
	1989 - Present:	Associate Professor, University of Connecticut at Waterbury
	1981 - 1989	Assistant Professor, University of Connecticut at Waterbury
	1982 - 1985	Visiting Research Associate, Economic Growth Center, Yale University
	1979 - 1981	Assistant Professor, University of Toronto
	1974 - 1979	Assistant Professor, Haifa University

	Books and Monographs:
		Daniel Landau, "The Economic Impact of Military Expenditures," Policy Research Working Papers Public Economics, Policy Research Department World Bank, WPS 1138, May 1993.
		Daniel Landau, R. Evenson and D. Ballou, "Agricultural Productivity Measures for U.S. States 1950-1982," in Evaluating Agricultural Research & Productivity, Minnesota Agricultural Experiment Station, University of Minnesota, Miscellaneous Publication 52-1987, 1-40.
		Daniel Landau, "Government and Economic Growth in the Less Developed Countries," President's Task Force on International Private Enterprise, Selected Papers, Dec. 1984.
		Daniel Landau, Uri Ben-Zion and M. Spiegel, "Economic Aspects of High School Education and the Matriculation Examinations," Matriculation Examinations, Baruch Navo ed., Tel Aviv Am-Oved Press, 1982. (Hebrew)
		Daniel Landau, "The Business Cycle & Productivity Change," Dissertation, Department of Economics, University of Chicago, August 1974.
	Journal Articles:
		D. Landau, "A Simple Theory of Economic Growth," Economic Development & Cultural Change, 52(1): 217-35, October, 2003.
		D. Landau, "Government Expenditure, Human Capital Creation and Economic Growth", Journal of Public Budgeting, Accounting & Financial Management, 9(3): 467-88, Fall, 1997.
		D. Landau, "Is the Peace Dividend Negative: Military Expenditure and Economic Growth in the Wealthy OECD Countries" Quarterly Review of Economics & Finance, Vol. 36:2, pp. 183-96, 1996.

	D. Landau, The Contribution of the European Common Market To the Growth of its Member Countries," Weltwirtschaftliches Archiv, 1995, 131(4):774-82.
	D. Landau "Do Country Characteristics Matter for Economic Growth Among the Developed Countries?" Atlantic Economic Journal, 23:2, pp. 113-21, June 1995.
	D. Landau, "The Economic Impact of Military Expenditure on the Less Developed Countries," Defense Economics, 5, pp. 205-20, 1994.
	D. Landau, "The Pattern of Economic Policies in the Less Developed Countries: A Public Choice Explanation," CATO Journal, Summer 1990.
	D. Landau, "Public Choice & Economic Aid," Economic Development & Cultural Change 38(3):559-76, April 1990.
	D. Landau & M. Bordo, "The Growth of Government A Protection Explanation," Public Choice 53(2), 167-75, 1987.
	D. Landau, "Government Expenditure and Economic Growth in the Less Developed Countries, An Empirical Study for 1960-80," Economic Development & Cultural Change, pp. 36-75, October 1986.
	D. Landau and M. Bordo, "Advocacy and Neo-Classical Economics," Eastern Economic Journal 12(2), pp. 94-102, April 1986.
	D. Landau, "Explaining Differences in Per Capita Income Between Countries: A Hypothesis & Test of 1950 & 1970," Explorations in Economic History 22, pp. 296-315, 1985.
	D. Landau, "Government Expenditure and Economic Growth in the Developed Countries: 1952-76," Public Choice 47: pp. 459-77, 1985.
	D. Landau and M. Kellman, "The Nature of Japan's Comparative Advantage, 1965-80," World Development 12:4, pp. 433-38, April 1984.
	D. Landau, "Government Expenditure and Economic Growth: A Cross-Country Study," Southern Economic Journal 49:3, pp. 783-92, January 1983.
	D. Landau and M. Bordo, "The Supply and Demand for Protection: A Suggestion for a Positive Theory of Democratic Government," Swedish Journal of Political Science 5, pp. 225-47, 1980.
	D. Landau and M. Bordo, The Pattern of Citations in Economic Theory 1945- 68: an Exploration Towards a Quantitative History of Thought," History of Political Economy 11:2, pp. 240-53, 1970.
	D. Landau, Uri Ben-Zion and M. Spiegel, "Free High School Education and Its Implications for Income Distribution," Economic Quarterly, pp. 1-5 (Hebrew), Winter 1978.
	D. Landau and M. Kellman, "Economic Development and Population: Some Further Empirical Tests of the Malthusian Hypothesis," Studies in Comparative International Development 13:3, pp. 3-27, Fall 1978.
	D. Landau, "Patents and Over-Investment in Process Inventions? Comment," Southern Economic Journal 45:1, pp. 285-88, July 1978.

	Technical Reports:
		D. Landau and O. Izraeli, "The Course, Pace, and Selected Price and Income Effects of Israel's Transition from a Highly Government Regulated to A More Market Controlled Economy," Carleton Economic Papers, 78-21, Nov. 1978.
		D. Landau and O. Izraeli, "Population Dispersal and Migration to/ from Israel's Development Towns," Carleton Economic Papers, 78-19, October 1978.
		D. Landau and R. Evenson, "A Note on Productivity Growth in U.S. Agriculture," Discussion Paper Economic Growth Center, Yale University, 1974.