Johns Hopkins University Whiting School of Engineering

Steve H. Hanke


Professor
Geography and Environmental Engineering
Secondary Appointment: Economics
http://www.cato.org/people/steve-hanke (other)

Ames Hall 209 (office)
410-516-7183 (office)
hanke@jhu.edu (primary)

Staff Contact:
Ian Kolman
ikolman3@jhu.edu

Education

Ph.D. 1969, University of Colorado
B.S. 1964, University of Colorado

Experience

1995: Co-Director, Institute for Applied Economics and the Study of Business Enterprise, The Johns Hopkins University.
1995: Member, Board of Governors, Philadelphia Stock Exchange
1994: Fellow, World Economic Forum, Geneva, Switzerland
1993: Columnist, Forbes
1969: Professor of Applied Economics, Department of Geography and Environmental Engineering and Department of Economics (Joint Appointment). The Johns Hopkins University
1981-1983: Senior Economist, President's Council of Economic Advisors, Washington, D.C.
1974-1975: Visiting Associate Professor Graduate School of Public Policy University of California Berkeley, California
1973-1975: Associate Professor of Geography and Environmental Engineering, The Johns Hopkins University
1969-1973: Assistant Professor of Geography and Environmental Engineering with a joint appointment in the Department of Economics, The Johns Hopkins University
1966-1969: Assistant Professor (1968 – 1969) Instructor (1966 – 1968) Colorado School of Mines Golden, Colorado

Research Areas

Applied economics: micro
Applied economics: macro
Applied economics: finance

Journal Articles

Hanke, S.A.W. (2011). Reflections on Private Water Supply: Agency and Equity Issues. Journal of Applied Corporate Finance. 23(3).
Hanke, S.A.W. (2011). Privatizing Waterworks: Learning from the French Experience. Journal of Applied Corporate Finance. 23(3).
Hanke, S. (2011). Monetary Misjudgments and Malfeasance. Cato Journal. 31(3).
Hanke, S.H. (2010). The Great Dissemblers (English and Turkish). Elegans. (100).
Hanke, S.H. (2010). The Great Dissemblers. The Stern Stewart Institute Periodical #2. 4.

Awards & Honors

2010: Doctorate of Economics, Honoris Causa from the Free University of Tbilisi
2008: Distinguished Professor Universitas Pelita Harapan School of Business Jakatra, Indonesia
2005: 

Famous Phis
Phi Delta Theta
Oxford, Ohio

2004: Delivered the Keynote Address, Centenial Celebration, Warsaw School of Economics, Warsaw, Poland
2004: 

Named Profesor Asociado (the highest honor awarded to international experts of acknowledged competence), Universidad del Azuay, Cuenca, Ecuador

2004: Awarded Outstanding Achievement Award (in recognition of contributions in applied economics, currency reform and dollarization), Economia y Negocios (Ekos), Quito, Ecuador
1998: Distinguished Associate (In recognition of outstanding contributions to economics) International Atlantic Economic Society
Awarded Doctor of Arts, Honoris Causa: Universidad San Francisco de Quito, Quito, Ecuador.
Delivered the Annual Sven Rydenfelt Lecture (2 December), University of Lund, Lund, Sweden
Named "Prized" Advisor, Office of Academic Advising, Johns Hopkins University.
Named Honorable Member, Bulgarian Economic Forum, Sofia, Bulgaria.
2000 - 2000: Third Prize (Latin American Mutual Fund Performance, 1997 – 2000) Toronto Trust Argentina Standard and Poor’s Micropal—London
1998 - 1998: Twenty-Five Most Influential People in the World World Trade Magazine
1998 - 1998: Delivered the William S. Vickrey Distinguished Address Forty-Sixth International Atlantic Economic Conference Boston, Massachusetts
1996 - 1996: First Prize (Argentine Mutual Fund Performance, 1996) Toronto Trust Argentina Micropal—London
1995 - 1995: First Prize (World Emerging Market Mutual Fund Performance, 1995) Toronto Trust Argentina Micropal—London

Presentations

Rising Food Prices: Budget Challenges Testimony before Committee on the Budget, United States House of Representatives. Washington, D.C.. 2008-07-30. (Invited), July 30, 2008
The Treasury Department's Report to Congress on International Economic and Exchange Rate Policy Testimony before the Senate Committee on Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs. Washington, DC. 2002-05-01. (Invited), May 1, 2002
Argentina's Economic Meltdown Testimony before the House Subcommittee on International Monetary Policy and Trade, Committee on Financial Services. Washington, DC. 2002-03-05. (Invited), March 5, 2002

Committees

1999 - 2008: Member, Board of Directors, Maryland Business for Responsive Government. 1995-present
1999 - 2008: Member, The Investable Commodity Index Committee. 1994-present
1999 - 2008: Member, The Reinventing Bretton Woods Committee. 1994-present
1999 - 2008: Member, Blue Ribbon Commission on the Economic Reconstruction of Cuba. 1991-present
1999 - 2008: Member, Academic Advisory Committee, Institute for Research on the Economics of Taxation, Washington, DC. 1990-present
1996 - 2008: Member, Steering Committee, The G7 Council, Washington, D.C., 1990-present
1996 - 2008: Member, Political Economic Working Group, American-Ukraine Advisory Committee, Center for Strategic and International Studies. 1994-present