Rex A. McKenzie, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor of Economics
School of Natural and Social Sciences

Office: Social Sciences Building
Tel: (914) 251-6623
Fax: (914) 251-6603
Email: rex.mckenzie@purchase.edu
website: http://peb100.typepad.com/my_weblog/

Education

• B.A., 1979, Sussex University
• M.A., 1981, New School for Social Research
• MPhil, 2004, New School for Social Research
• Ph.D., 2006, New School for Social Research

Professional Experience

• BCCI, London, England.
  Trainee and Foreign Exchange Dealer (1981-1984).
  Money market trainee followed by $/Dem primary dealer.
• BANK OF MONTREAL, London, England.
  Senior Foreign Exchange Dealer (1984-1987)
  Trader in Foreign Exchange, $/Yen, $/Dem, $/C$, Forward $/Yen. Supervised small team of dealers.
• BANQUE INDOSUEZ, London, EnglandSenior Foreign Exchange Dealer (1987-1990)
  Trader in foreign exchange, $/Yen and strategic position taker.
• CIBC JAMAICA LTD, Kingston, Jamaica. Foreign Exchange Trader (1990-1993)
• CITIBANK JAMAICA Ltd. Kingston, Jamaica. Corporate Finance Officer (1993)
• CIBC JAMAICA LTD, Kingston, Jamaica.Treasurer (1993-1996)
  Asset and Liability management.
• SELF START FUND, Kingston, Jamaica. Small Business Consultant, (1996-1997)
• UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY, Faculty of Business and Management, Kingston, Jamaica.
  Lecturer in Economics (1997- 2001)
• ASSISTANT PROFESSOR OF ECONOMICS, Purchase College, SUNY (2006-present)

Awards

• 2005-2006 GRADUATE FACULTY, DISSERTATION FELLOW, New School For Social Research, NY
• CENTER FOR ECONOMIC POLICY ANALYSIS, New School For Social Research, NY Scharwtz Research Fellow (2002 - 2003)

Papers and Presentations

• STRUCTURALIST APPROACHES  TO SOCIAL & ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT IN THE ENGLISH SPEAKING CARIBBEAN (ESC)
  Paper Presented at the Eastern Economic Association Conference.  New York, NY, USA (March, 2005)
• THEORETICAL APPROACHES  TO SOCIAL & ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT IN THE ENGLISH SPEAKING CARIBBEAN (ESC)
  Paper Presented at The Sixth Annual Sir Arthur Lewis Conferences on Social and Economic Development, University of the West Indies, Kingston, Jamaica, (March, 2005)
• BANKS AS SUPPLIERS OF FINANCE. Paper presented; University of the West Indies, Mona, Jamaica, Dept. of Economics, Conference - Jamaican Banking Collapse. (Dec. 2000)

Working Papers

• INTERNATIONAL LABOUR OFFICE - Caribbean OfficeILO Caribbean Studies and Working Papers # 5, Education and Work (Case studies of Trinidad, Jamaica, and Barbados). Field researcher and wrote the Jamaica section. (2000)
• OXFAM. YOUTH UNEMPLOYMENT IN THE CARIBBEAN - Case Studies of Jamaica Barbados and Trinidad. Field Researcher. (1999)

US Teaching Experience

• SUNY PURCHASE COLLEGE, Purchase NY
  Lecturer – Micro Economics I & II, Finance, Money & Banking (2005-2006)
  Adjunct Professor-Finance (Spring 2005)
  Adjunct Professor- Money and Banking (Fall 2004)
  Adjunct Professor- Finance (Spring 2004)
  
• PARSONS SCHOOL OF DESIGN, Department of Design and Management. New School University. NY
  Adjunct Professor – Globalization and Public Policy (Fall 2004)
  Adjunct Professor - Globalization and Public Policy (Fall 2003)
  

Teaching Assistantship

• The GRADUATE FACULTY, Dept. of Economics, New School University. NY Teaching Assistant – Econometrics, Spring 2005.
  Teaching Assistant – Money and Banking, Spring 2004.
  Teaching Assistant – Post Keynesian Economics, Spring 2003.
• EUGENE LAING COLLEGE, New School University. NY
  Teaching Assistant – Globalization and Economic Development, Fall 2002.

Activities and Affiliations

• Member of the Association of Caribbean Economists
• Member of the Sustainable Development Unit (Univ. of the West Indies, St. Augustine, Trinidad)
• Member of the Eastern Economic Association
• Economic Student Union Representative (2003-2004) Dept. of Economics, Graduate Faculty, New School For Social Research, NY.