Harry P. Bowen, Ph.D.

Biography

Dr. Bowen joined the McColl School of Business in 2007. He is Professor of Economics and International Business and W.R. Holland Chair of International Business and Finance. From 2001 to 2007, he was Professor of Economics and International Business at the Vlerick-Leuven-Gent Management School (now Vlerick School), Belgium; from 1991 to 2001, he was visiting Associate Professor at the Paul Merage School of Business at University of California, Irvine, where he also served on the faculty of the Department of Economics. From 1982 to 1991, he was Associate Professor of Economics and International Business at the Leonard N. Stern School of Business at New York University, and from 1979 to1982, he served as Staff Economist in the Office of Foreign Economic Research at the U.S. Department of Labor. Dr. Bowen has held the titles of Faculty Research Fellow and Research Economist, and was also an Olin Fellow in Empirical Economics, at the National Bureau of Economic Research. In 1997, he was a U.S. Fulbright Scholar to Madagascar, where he lectured and conducted research.

Dr. Bowen is internationally recognized for his research on the determinants of international trade patterns and international competitiveness. His research also encompasses topics in corporate global strategy, entrepreneurship, international trade policy, international migration and applied statistical methods. He has published over 60 articles in peer-reviewed journals and is a coauthor of the text Applied International Trade (2012, Palgrave-Macmillan: London). In addition to his academic accomplishments, Dr. Bowen has lectured at numerous foreign universities and was previously designated as an Expert to Commission of the European Communities (DG 2). He has also served as a consultant to various government agencies, corporations and private nonprofit and for-profit entities including the U.S. National Science Foundation. 3M Corporation, American Chamber of Commerce (Belgium), Chrysler Corporation, and Vital Transformation.

Education

Ph.D., Economics, University of California, Los Angeles
M.A., Economics, University of California, Los Angeles
B.A., Economics, University of California, San Diego

Awards & Recognition

Research Excellence, 2018 & 2013 (Inaugural Recipient), McColl School of Business
Service Excellence, 2014, McColl School of Business