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Steven Kyle

Steven Kyle

  • Associate Professor

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Faculty Area

Interdisciplinary Theme

Faculty Expertise

  • Applied Economics
  • Finance
  • Tourism
  • Investments
  • Emerging Markets
  • Environmental, Energy and Resource Economics and Policy
  • Ethics
  • Finance
  • Global Business
  • International and Development Economics and Policy
  • Investments
  • Economic Policy
  • Monetary Policy
  • Fiscal Policy
  • Exchange Rates
  • Inflation
  • Unemployment
  • Business cycle

Contact

Charles H. Dyson School of Applied Economics and Management

607.255.2104

sck5@cornell.edu

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Biography

Steven Kyle is an associate professor at the Charles H. Dyson School of Applied Economics and Management. He works in the areas of macroeconomic policy, both in the U.S. and in low-income countries. Recent work has included studies of the economies of Portuguese-speaking African countries, the outlook for the U.S. economy, and issues in the management of transition economies in Eastern Europe and Central Asia. Professor Kyle currently teaches two courses, Introduction to Economics of Development (2350) and Hot Economic Topics in the News Today (2800). This last course is currently being expanded to become one of the new Grand Challenge writing courses. Over the past 6 to 7 years Kyle has developed and taught at least 6 new courses. At one point he was averaging one new course every year.

Selected Publications

  • Kyle, Steven. "Mineral Revenues and Macroeconomic Policy in Kazakhstan"Sovereign Funds: Fiscal Framework, Governance Structure and Investment, Ed. Donghyun, Ed. Ana Jul. Central Banking Publications. (2016)
  • Kyle, Steven. "Essays on the Market Value of Developing Country Debt". Harvard University. (1985)
  • Minten, B; Kyle, Steven. "The Effect of Distance and Road Quality on Food Prices, Marketing Margins, and Traders' Wages: Evidence from Zaire"Journal of Development Economics. 60 (1999): 467-495

Awards and Honors

  • Pan American Medal for Distinction in Latin American Studies (1977)
  • Allyn Young Teaching Prize in Economics (1983)
  • Elected Co-chair (1983) Harvard Graduate Economics Association
  • Grant for Research in Development Economics (1984) Chenery Fund

Recent Courses

  • AEM 2800 - Hot Economic Issues in the News Today
  • AEM 3601 - Impact Learning: Project Reflection, Completion and Presentation
  • AEM 2350 - Introduction To The Economics Of Development

Academic Degrees

  • PhD Harvard University, 1985
  • MA Harvard University, 1983
  • BA Swarthmore College, 1977

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