Lauren RubensteinJohn Bonin, the Chester D. Hubbard Professor of Economics and Social Science, participated in the annual American Economic Association meetings in San Diego, Calif. from Jan. 3-6. He chaired two panel sessions and was a discussant for papers in two different sessions. Three generations of Wesleyan economists were present in the first morning session of the meetings: Bonin was the chair and Assistant Professor of Economics Melanie Khamis presented a joint paper with her student Romaine Campbell '13 on informal employment in Jamaican firms. Campbell has completed his course work and is finishing his honors thesis to fulfill the requirements…
David PesciIn the midst of the banking crisis affecting the euro, John Bonin found himself in June offering banking advice to two countries that are members of the European Union, but have yet to join the monetary union linked by the euro. Bonin, the Chester D. Hubbard Professor of Economics and Social Science, professor of economics, gave the keynote address during the Annual Conference of the European Association for Banking and Financial History on June 7. The event was co-sponsored by National Bank of Romania in Bucharest, Romania. The address was titled “Two Decades of Foreign Banking in Emerging Europe: the Devil is in…
In March, John Bonin, the Chester D. Hubbard Professor of Economics and Social Science, was a discussant regarding two papers at a conference titled “China and the World Economy,” which was held at the University of Washington in Seattle. He also participated in the board meeting for the new journal China Economic Policy Review for which he serves as an associate editor. In June, Bonin will delivering the keynote address at the European Association of Banking and Financial History Annual Conference co-sponsored by National Bank of Romania in Bucharest, Romania. His address will be titled “Two Decades of Foreign Banking in…
John Bonin, the Chester D. Hubbard Professor of Economics, authored this year’s President’s Address for the Association of Comparative Economic Studies, "From Reputation amidst Uncertainty to Commitment under Stress: More than a Decade of Foreign-Owned Banking in Transition Economies." The address appears in Comparative Economic Studies, Vol. 52, No. 4 pp. 465- 494, December 2010.
Olivia DrakeJohn Bonin, the Chester D. Hubbard Professor of Economics and Social Science, tutor in the College of Social Studies, delivered the keynote address titled "From Reputation Amidst Uncertainty to Commitment Under Stress: A Decade of Foreign-Owned Banking in Transitioning Economies" at the conference 20 Years of Transition in Central and Eastern Europe: Money, Banking and Financial Markets at London Metropolitan University sponsored by the Center for International Capital Markets at London Metropolitan Business School on Sept. 18.
John Bonin, the Chester D. Hubbard Professor of Economics and Social Science, tutor in the College of Social Studies, is the author of two book reviews. The first review is of Malcolm Cook's “ Banking in Southeast Asia: The Region’s Decisive Decade,” Pacific Affairs, Vol. 83, No. 3 (Fall) 2009, pp. 555 – 557. The other review is of Janos Kornai's “From Socialism to Capitalism: Eight Essays,” Journal of Economic Literature, Vol. XLVII, No. 3 (September) 2009, pp. 853 – 856. The journal is published by the American Economics Association.