| 1 | Name: | Dr. Carl Kaysen | |
| Institution: | Massachusetts Institute of Techonology | ||
| Year Elected: | 1967 | ||
| Class: | 3. Social Sciences | ||
| Subdivision: | 302. Economics | ||
| Residency: | Resident | ||
| Living? : | Deceased | ||
| Birth Date: | 1920 | ||
| Death Date: | February 8, 2010 | ||
Carl Kaysen is an economist and David W. Skinner Professor of Political Economy Emeritus at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. His scholarly work has explored the intersection of economics, sociology, politics and law, with recent research focusing on arms control and international politics. He received his B.A. from the University of Pennsylvania in 1940 and his Ph.D. in economics from Harvard University in 1954. Before joining the MIT faculty in 1976, he served on the faculty of the economics department at Harvard. From 1964-66, he was Deputy Special Assistant for National Security Affairs to President Kennedy, and he served as Director of the Institute for Advanced Study from 1966 to 1976. Dr. Kaysen has been a Junior Fellow at Harvard University and a Guggenheim Fellow and is a member of the American Academy of Arts & Sciences. He is a co-author of Peace Operations by the United Nations: The Case for a Volunteer Military Force (1996), co-editor of The United States and the International Criminal Court: National Security and International Law (2000) and editor of and contributor to a volume of essays, The American Corporation Today (1996). | |||