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FACULTY BIOGRAPHIES -- Stephen Cohen

Stephen D. Cohen
Ph.D., American University
M.A., Syracuse University
B.A., American University
E-mail: scohen@american.edu
Phone: (202) 885-1623

Stephen D. Cohen is a professor in the School of International Service, American University, Washington, D.C. His teaching and research specialty is international economic relations, with an emphasis on foreign trade policy, international finance, decision-making, and foreign direct investment. He is the author of several articles and essays published in American and foreign journals. Among his books are: International Monetary Reform, 1964-69: The Political Dimension (1971); The Making of U.S. International Economic Policy: Principles, Problems, and Proposals for Reform (fifth edition published in 2000); Cowboys and Samurai--Why the U.S. Is Losing the Battle with the Japanese and Why It Matters (1991); and An Ocean Apart--Explaining Three Decades of U.S.-Japanese Trade Frictions (1998). He is also the principal author of a textbook, Fundamentals of U.S. Foreign Trade Policy--Economics, Politics, Laws, and Issues, the second edition of which was published in 2003. His latest book is Multinational Corporations and Foreign Direct Investment:  Avoiding Simplicity, Embracing Complexity (2006), published by Oxford University Press.

Prior to his joining the American University faculty in 1975, Dr. Cohen was a professional staff member for the Commission on the Organization of the Government for the Conduct of Foreign Policy (a joint White House - Congressional study). Previously, he had been the Chief Economist for the U.S.-Japan Trade Council and an international economist at the U.S. Treasury Department.

Professor Cohen received his B.A. and Ph.D. degrees from American University, and his M.A. from the Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs, Syracuse University.

He was a Rockefeller Foundation Research Fellow in 1975-76 and a Visiting Fulbright Professor at the London School of Economics during the 1981-82 academic year. Dr. Cohen has consulted for private sector companies and United States Government agencies.

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