John E. Jackson

Name: John E. Jackson

Title(s):

• M. Kent Jennings Collegiate Professor in Political Science
• Professor, Political Science

Contact Information: 734.763.2216 , jjacksn@umich.edu

Website: http://polisci.lsa.umich.edu/faculty/jjackson.html

International Institute Affiliation(s):

• CREES
• CES-EUC
• WCED

Department Affiliation(s):

• Political Science

Education Background: B.S., Industrial Management, Carnegie-Mellon University, 1965; M.S. Carnegie-Mellon University, 1964; M.P.A., Harvard University, 1966; Ph.D., Political Economy and Government, Harvard University, 1969

World Area(s) of Study/Interest:

• Russian and East European Studies

Related Countries:

• Poland

Research/Teaching Specialization: American government and politics, political economy, political and economic transition in Poland and the role of new enterprises in changing economics and politics

Area/Int'l Course(s) Taught: Political Economy of Transition

Publications:

• "Employment Change, Attitude Evolution and Voting during Poland’s Transition: Longitudinal Evidence". 2006. (Refereed Journal Article)
• "Entrepreneurship and the Evolution of Income Distributions in Poland and Russia". 2006. (Refereed Journal Article)
• The Political Economy of Poland's Transition: New Firms and Reform Governments. 2005. (Authored Book)
• "Economic Transition and Elections in Poland". 2003. (Refereed Journal Article)
• "Democratic Institutions and Economic Reform: The Polish Case". 2003. (Refereed Journal Article)
• "A Computational Political Economy Model of Transition". 2003. (Book Chapter)
• "The Entrepreneurial Attitudes of Poles". 1999. (Book Chapter)
• "Firm Creation and Economic Transition". 1999. (Refereed Journal Article)