Elias Dinopoulos received his Ph.D. in Economics from Columbia University in 1985. Before joining the Florida faculty in 1988, Professor Dinopoulos served on the faculties of Michigan State University and Brown University. He has served as a consultant to the World Bank, the International Monetary fund, and the Greek government. His recent research examines the causes and effects of trade policies, and the effects of new products and processes on national and global growth. Professor Dinopoulos has published widely in the international economics literature, and is one of two recipients of the 1994 bi-annual Schumpeter prize, which is awarded by the International Joseph Schumpeter Society and Wirtschafts Woche, the German business magazine. Professor Dinopoulos also serves as a co-editor in the Review of Development Economics and in the Journal of Evolutionary Economics.