James K. Galbraith

James Galbraith
Born
James Kenneth Galbraith

(1952-01-29) January 29, 1952 (age 72)
SpouseYing Tang
Parents
Academic background
Alma mater
ThesisA Theory of the Government Budget Process (1981)
InfluencesJohn Kenneth Galbraith
Academic work
DisciplineEconomics
School or traditionPost-Keynesian economics
InstitutionsUniversity of Texas at Austin

James Kenneth Galbraith (born January 29, 1952) is an American economist. He is a professor at the Lyndon B. Johnson School of Public Affairs and at the Department of Government, University of Texas at Austin. He is also a Senior Scholar with the Levy Economics Institute of Bard College and part of the executive committee of the World Economics Association, created in 2011.