Timothy Joseph Kane (born April 28, 1968) is an American economist who is the President and Founder of The American Lyceum
www.theamricanlyceum.org
a 501(c)(3) organization seeking to promote solution-focused, civic debate. Kane was the JP Conte research fellow at the

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, where he specialized in

immigration Immigration is the international movement of people to a destination country of which they are not natives or where they do not possess citizenship in order to settle as permanent residents or naturalized citizens. Commuters, tourists, ...

reform. He is a former

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with two overseas tours of duty. After leaving the service, Kane explored a career in start-up technology firms while pursuing a Ph.D. in economics. After working as a teaching professor of economics, Kane served on the Joint Economic Committee of the U.S. Congress and was director of the Center for International Trade and Economics at

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. Kane was also an editor of the ''2007

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'', co-published by ''

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'' and the Heritage Foundation, and is the author of the book ''Bleeding Talent: How the U.S. Military Mismanages Great Leaders and Why It's Time for a Revolution''. Kane co-authored the book, '' Balance: The Economics of Great Powers from Ancient Rome to Modern America'' with Glenn Hubbard. Kane's latest book is ''The Immigrant Superpower: How Brains, Brawn, and Bravery Make America Stronger.'' Kane ran as a

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candidate in Ohio's 12th congressional district special election in 2018.

Personal life

Kane was born in

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, and was raised in

Columbus, Ohio Columbus () is the state capital and the most populous city in the U.S. state of Ohio. With a 2020 census population of 905,748, it is the 14th-most populous city in the U.S., the second-most populous city in the Midwest, after Chicago, an ...

. Kane attended public schools from K-12 in Columbus, and received his appointment to the United States Air Force Academy from Congressman Chalmers P. Wylie. He came to identify as a

while starting out in technology, after becoming concerned with how high

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inhibited job creation and his ability to hire staff. He held the position of co-chair of the Conte Task Force on Comprehensive Immigration Reform and was the J-P Conte Fellow in Immigration at the Hoover Institution until 2021.

Education

Between 1986 and 1990, Kane attended the

United States Air Force Academy The United States Air Force Academy (USAFA) is a United States service academy in El Paso County, Colorado, immediately north of Colorado Springs. It educates cadets for service in the officer corps of the United States Air Force and U ...

and earned

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economics Economics () is the social science that studies the production, distribution, and consumption of goods and services. Economics focuses on the behaviour and interactions of economic agents and how economies work. Microeconomics anal ...

and

political science Political science is the scientific study of politics. It is a social science dealing with systems of governance and power, and the analysis of political activities, political thought, political behavior, and associated constitutions and ...

. Between 1995 and 2001, Kane attended the

University of California, San Diego The University of California, San Diego (UC San Diego or colloquially, UCSD) is a public land-grant research university in San Diego, California. Established in 1960 near the pre-existing Scripps Institution of Oceanography, UC San Diego is ...

, earning a PhD in

. His dissertation was titled “The Convergence of Nations: Three Papers on International Growth”. USAFA squadron commander

Career

Formerly intelligence officer in the

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, between 1990 and 1995; he was stationed in

Japan Japan ( ja, 日本, or , and formally , ''Nihonkoku'') is an island country in East Asia. It is situated in the northwest Pacific Ocean, and is bordered on the west by the Sea of Japan, while extending from the Sea of Okhotsk in the n ...

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, and

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. In this role he also worked with the

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, and the

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. Until 2021, Kane served as a research fellow at the Hoover Institution. Prior to his appointment at Hoover, he was a chief economist at the Hudson Institute. He was also a senior fellow at the Kauffman Foundation where he led the development of its first blog, www.growthology.org. Between 2004 and 2007, Kane was a director and research fellow at the

Heritage Foundation The Heritage Foundation (abbreviated to Heritage) is an American conservative think tank based in Washington, D.C. that is primarily geared toward public policy. The foundation took a leading role in the conservative movement during the preside ...

. Kane specializes in economics, national security, and defense economics. His work on entrepreneurship and job creation has been cited in the ''2011 Economic Report of the President''. In 2008, he created a quarterly survey of economists and has provided commentary for ''

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'', ''

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'', CNN,

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, ABC,

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, CBS, FOX,

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, and PBS’ ''

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''. Kane also worked in governmental roles. Between 2004 and 2008, he served as both the chief labor economist and the senior economist on the

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for U.S. Congress. In these roles, he published research on monthly US employment figures, analyzed macroeconomics and taxation, and organized joint hearings on employment and fundamental tax reform. Before his academic career, Kane had experience as an entrepreneur. Between 1998 and 2000, he was the founder and director of enonymous.com, a software company that was awarded the San Diego Software Startup of the Year award in 1999. Prior to this, he was a founder and director of Neocor Tech, LLC (Japanese translation software). He is currently the host and co-producer of ''Why America?'' a podcast discussing the benefits of US immigration with famous and influential immigrants.

Research and publications

Congressional testimony

* "American Competitiveness: Why Well-intentioned Labor Regulations for Families Can Hurt More than Help", delivered testimony before the Joint Economic Committee, June 14, 2007 * "Foreign Investment, Growth, and Economic Freedom: What Is OPIC's Role?", delivered testimony before the U.S. House Committee on Foreign Affairs, Subcommittee on Trade, May 24, 2007 * "Reforming U.S. law on unemployment insurance", delivered testimony before the Subcommittee on Income Security and Family Support of the House Committee on Ways and Means, May 4, 2006

Presentations and public speeches

* National Association of Business Economists conference, Dallas, TX, September 12, 2011 * National League of Cities, Small Business Summit, Washington, DC, August 18, 2011 * Host, Economics Bloggers Forum, Kansas City, MO, April 2011 * "How Jobless is Our Recovery?" presentation at the

American Enterprise Institute The American Enterprise Institute for Public Policy Research, known simply as the American Enterprise Institute (AEI), is a center-right Washington, D.C.–based think tank that researches government, politics, economics, and social welfare. A ...

, Washington, DC, May 10, 2004. The event was covered nationally on C-SPAN.

Publications

* "Development and U.S. Troop Deployment", ''Foreign Policy Analysis'', 2011 * "U.S. Troops and Economic Growth: Regression Analysis with Robustness Tests", Garret Jones and Tim Kane, ''Defense and Peace Economics'', 2011 * "Kauffman Economic Outlook: A Quarterly Survey of Leading Economics Bloggers, Third quarter 2011", The Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation, August 2011 * "Kauffman Foundation Research Series: Firm Formation and Economic Growth, The Importance of Startups in Job Creation and Job Destruction, July 2010", The Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation * ''2007 Index of Economic Freedom'', published by The Heritage Foundation and ''The Wall Street Journal'', January 2007 * "Phantom Jobs and Job Losses", ''The Public Interest'', Winter 2005 * "Global U.S. Troop Deployment, 1950–2005", ''Center for Data Analysis Report #06-02'', May 24, 2006 * "Diverging Employment Data: A Critical View of the Payroll Survey" ''Center for Data Analysis Report #04-03'', March 4, 2004

Commentary

* "Redefining 'Winners and Losers' on Taxes", ''Real Clear Politics'', December 3, 2017 * "Recessions and the presidents who inherited them", Fox News, July 6, 2012 * "Who is the divisive president?", Washington ''Examiner'' June 3, 2012 * "In pursuit of a Balanced Budget", with Glenn Hubbard, ''Politico'', July 28, 2011 * "The Way To Cut Taxes And Deficits", American.com, December 16, 2010 * "Why Our Best Officers Are Leaving", ''The Atlantic'', January/February 2011, pp. 80–85 * "Every Man (and Woman) an Entrepreneur", ''Forbes'', September 13, 2010 * "Debunking the Myth of the Underprivileged Soldier", by Tim Kane and James Jay Carafano, ''USA Today'', November 27, 2005 * "Exit Strategy – A Mere Phrase, Not a Strategy", ''USA Today'', June 19, 2005 * "Labor's Lost Jobs", ''New York Times'', April 7, 2004

Selected media appearances

This is not a comprehensive list. * CNBC: ''Closing Bell'' (7/23/2012) * PBS: ''Nightly Business Report'', monthly commentary since mid-2010 * CNBC: ''Power Lunch'' "Job Growth a Political Issue?" (8/3/2007) * ''Bloomberg: On The Economy'' (6/22/2007) * CNBC: ''Power Lunch'' "Index of Economic Freedom" (03/29/2007) * CNN: ''The Situation Room'' "Bring Back the Draft?" (11/20/2006) * FOX: ''24/7'' "Military Education" (11/1/2006) * C-SPAN: ''Washington Journal'' "Military Demographics" (05/28/2006)

Books

* ''Bleeding Talent: How the U.S. Military Mismanages Great Leaders and Why It's Time for a Revolution'' (2012) * '' Balance: The Economics of Great Powers from Ancient Rome to Modern America'', coauthored with Glenn Hubbard (2013) * ''Total Volunteer Force: Lessons from the US Military on Leadership Culture and Talent Management'' (2017) * ''The Immigrant Superpower: How Brains, Braun, and Bravery Make America Stronger (2022)''

References

External links

Hoover Institution
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