Carl Kitchens

Biography

Carl Kitchens, Ph.D., earned his doctorate in Economics from The University of Arizona in 2012. Dr. Kitchens is the Director of Graduate Studies & Charles and Joan Haworth Professor of Economics at Florida State University. He is also a research associate at the National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER) and earned his BA in Economics from Auburn University. His research primarily focuses on economic history to understand the drivers of long-run growth, with a focus on the role of infrastructure and place based policies. His research has published in academic outlets such as the Economic Journal, International Economic Review, and Review of Economics and Statistics, among others.

Education

Ph.D. in Economics from The University of Arizona in 2012

B.A. in Economics from Auburn University

Awards & Honors

2018-2019 Graduate Faculty Mentor Award

Selected Publications

“Kitchens, Carl, and Price Fishback. “Flip the switch: the impact of the rural electrification administration 1935‚ 1940.” The Journal of Economic History 75, no. 4 (2015): 1161-1195.

Jaworski, Taylor, and Carl T. Kitchens. “National policy for regional development: Historical evidence from Appalachian highways.” Review of Economics and Statistics 101, no. 5 (2019): 777-790.

Kitchens, Carl. “The role of publicly provided electricity in economic development: The experience of the tennessee valley authority, 1929‚ 1955.” The Journal of Economic History 74, no. 2 (2014): 389-419.

Jaworski, Taylor, Carl Kitchens, and Sergey Nigai. “Highways and globalization.” International Economic Review 64, no. 4 (2023): 1615-1648.”