About Gene Grossman
Gene Michael Grossman (born December 11, 1955) is an American economist specializing in international trade, political economy, and economic growth. He is the Jacob Viner Professor of International Economics in the Department of Economics and the Princeton School of Public and International Affairs at Princeton University. Grossman is known for his contributions to the theory of international trade, endogenous economic growth, globalization, offshoring, trade policy, and the political economy of protectionism. His research has helped shape modern understanding of the relationships among trade, innovation, economic growth, and public policy. == Early life and education == Grossman was born in New York City on December 11, 1955. His father co-owned a small insurance agency and his mother, a holocaust survivor, was a clinical psychologist and professor at Queen’s College in City University of New York. Grossman attended the Bronx High School of Science and then Yale University, where he graduated summa cum laude with a Bachelor of Arts degree in economics in 1976. He subsequently earned a Ph.D. in economics from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 1980, where he studied under international trade economist. Grossman is married to Jean Baldwin Grossman, a faculty member in the Princeton School of Public and International Affairs.He has two children. Grossman was elected as a member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences in 1997.
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