Curriculum Vitae Lawrence Peter King Professor of Economics November 2017 ADDRESSES Department of Economics University of Massachusetts, Amherst Gordon Hall 418 N. Please St. Amherst, MA 01002 Email:
[email protected];
[email protected] Office Phone: (413) 577-1605 Website: www.lawrenceking.net PERSONAL DATA Place and date of birth: Halifax, Canada, October 20, 1966 Partner: Alison Pollet Children: Theodore King-Pollet, born 2006; Elizabeth King-Pollet, born 2009 Citizenship: USA, UK JOB HISTORY Present position: Professor of Economics, University of Massachusetts, Amherst (2017-) Research Associate, Centre for Business Research, Judge Business School (2015-) Former positions: Professor of Sociology and Political Economy, University of Cambridge (2012-2017) Fellow of Emmanuel College (2006-2016) Reader in the Department of Sociology, University of Cambridge (equivalent to a Full Professor in the U.S. system) (2006-2012) Associate Professor of Sociology, Yale University (2004-2006) Assistant Professor of Sociology, Yale University (1997-2003) 1 ACADEMIC QUALIFICATIONS Ph.D. in Sociology, University of California, Los Angeles, 1997 M.A. in Sociology, University of California, Los Angeles, 1992 B.A. in Political Science, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, 1989 (with High Honors and Highest Distinction) FIELDS OF INTEREST Comparative Political Economy, Political Economy of Health, Development, Comparative Historical Sociology, Postcommunist Transition, Methodology, Theory, Complex Organizations, Industrial Organization CLASSES TAUGHT