Ahmed S. Rahman Associate Professor Department of Economics U.S. Naval Academy 589 McNair Road Annapolis, MD 21402 rahman@usna.edu Economics Home Vita For Students: Spring 2013 Courses Economic Statistics Capstone Course Fall 2012 Courses Intermediate Macroeconomics Advanced Macroeconomics Some Data Sources Blogroll Why Study Economics?

Welcome! I am an associate professor of economics at USNA (visiting Brown University this academic year). My research focuses on some of the big picture issues in economics, such as the long-run causes and consequences of economic growth, and the historical and contemporary relationships between economic and military power. Recent Papers: "Unified" Theories of Growth   Luddites, the Industrial Revolution and the Demographic Transition - (with Kevin H. O'Rourke and Alan M. Taylor), NBER working paper # 14484, forthcoming, Journal of Economic Growth [here's an updated version] A Simple Theory on the Effects of Industrialization, forthcoming, Macroeconomic Dynamics Trade, Technology and the Great Divergence - (with Kevin H. O'Rourke and Alan M. Taylor), working draft Economic and Naval History  Human Capital and Technological Transition - Insights from the U.S. Navy - (with Darrell J. Glaser), Journal of Economic History Naval Engineering and Labor Specialization during the Industrial Revolution (with Darrell J. Glaser), forthcoming, Cliometrica Technical Human Capital and Job Mobility in an Era of Rapid Technological Innovation (with Darrell J. Glaser), under review Ex Tridenti Mercatus - Sea-power and Trade during the Age of Globalization (with Darrell J. Glaser), working draft [here’s a version from the World Cliometrics Conference 2013] Technology-Skill Complementarities in the Royal Navy prior to the Great War (with Darrell J. Glaser), working draft Technology, Changes in Skill Structure and Interactions in Labor Demand: Evidence from Five Naval Powers (with Ryan R. Brady and Darrell J. Glaser), working draft Technology and Development  The Road Not Taken - What Is The "Appropriate" Path to Development When Growth Is Unbalanced, forthcoming, Macroeconomic Dynamics Nation Building and Economic Growth (with Ellyn Creasey and Katherine A. Smith), American Economic Review P&P Does Nation Building Spur Economic Growth? (with Ellyn Creasey and Katherine A. Smith), revisions requested Product Differentiation and Consumer Surplus in the Microfinance Industry (with Dan W. Chan, Darrell J. Glaser and Katherine A. Smith), forthcoming, B.E. Journal of Economic Policy and Analysis How Global Knowledge Affected Inequality Around the World - An Industry-Level Study - USNA Economics Department Working Paper # 18, working draft