John Kraft (academic)

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John Kraft
Dean of the Warrington College of Business
In office
July 1990 – July 2020
Succeeded bySaby Mitra
Dean of the W. P. Carey School of Business
In office
1986–1990
Personal details
EducationUniversity of Pittsburgh
Academic background
ThesisNonlinear Demand Equations for Commercial Passenger Transport Modes (1971)
Doctoral advisorDr. Asatoshi Maeshiro
Academic work
DisciplineEconomics
InstitutionsUniversity of Florida
University of Pittsburgh

John Kraft is an American academic administrator and the former Dean of the Warrington College of Business at the University of Florida from 1990 to 2020. Prior to his position at the Warrington College of Business, he was the Dean of Arizona State University Business School from 1986 through 1990.[1][2]

Education[edit]

Kraft earned a Ph.D. in Economics from the University of Pittsburgh in 1971.[1][3]

Career[edit]

Kraft served as Dean of Arizona State University Business School from 1986 through 1990. After this, he served as Dean of the Warrington College of Business at the University of Florida from 1990 to 2020.[2]

Research[edit]

Kraft has published articles in the field of economics, in journals such as Applied Economics, Decision Sciences, Journal of Econometrics, Journal of Finance, Journal of Money Credit and Banking, Journal of Regional Science, Review of Economics and Statistics, and Regional Science and Urban Economics.

Selected Publications[edit]

  • Kraft, A.; Kraft, J. (1973). "COMPUTER APPLICATIONS IN TEACHING ECONOMETRICS". Decision Sciences. 4: 284–294. doi:10.1111/j.1540-5915.1973.tb00990.x.
  • Kraft, J.; Kraft, A. (1977). "Determinants of Common Stock Prices: A Time Series Analysis". The Journal of Finance. 32 (2): 417–425. JSTOR 2326775.
  • Barth, J.; Kraft, A.; Kraft, J. (1979). "A Temporal Cross-Section Approach to the Price Equation". Journal of Econometrics. 11 (2–3): 335–351. doi:10.1016/0304-4076(79)90044-7.
  • Blair, R. D.; Kraft, J. (1974). "Estimation of Elasticity of Substitution in American Manufacturing Industry from Pooled Cross-Section and Time-Series Observations". The Review of Economics and Statistics: 343–347. JSTOR 1923972.

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b "Alumni Spotlight - John Kraft | Department of Economics". www.econ.pitt.edu. Retrieved 2023-11-29.
  2. ^ a b Staff Report. "UF names Sabyasachi Mitra business school dean". Gainesville Sun. Retrieved 2023-11-29.
  3. ^ Tour, Schedule a Campus. "John Kraft at UF Warrington College of Business". Directory. Retrieved 2023-11-29.

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