Joshua Greenstein
Joshua GreensteinAssociate Professor of EconomicsChair, Public Policy StudiesChair, Economics
Joined faculty in 2015
Ph.D., The New School for Social Research, New York, NY
M.A., The New School for General Studies, New York, NY
B.A., The University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI
Contact Information
Teaching Experience
Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ
New Jersey City University, Jersey City, NJ
The New School University, New York, NY
SIAS International University, Xinzheng, China
Research
Growth and Distribution, Structural patterns of growth, Inequality, International Political Economy.
Measurements of Development, Poverty, and Inequality, and the theoretical, practical, and political concerns surrounding such measurements.
Courses Taught
Microeconomics Theory and Policy
Economics of Inequality and Distribution
Poverty and Welfare
Statistics
Publications
“The Precariat Class Structure and Income Inequality Among US Workers: 1980-2015.” Greenstein, Joshua. Review of Radical Political Economics. Volume 52 Issue 3, 447–469. 2020.
“Narratives of Global Convergence and the Power of Choosing a Measure.” Greenstein, Joshua. Oxford Development Studies. Volume 48 Issue 1, 100-115. 2020.
“Development without industrialization? Household Well-being and Premature Deindustrialization.” Greenstein, Joshua. Journal of Economic Issues. Volume 53 Issue 3, 612-633. 2019.
Book review: The Asian ‘Poverty Miracle.’ Impressive Accomplishments or Incomplete Achievements? Edited by Jaques Silber and Guangha Wan. Greenstein, Joshua. The Journal of Human Development and Capabilities, Volume 19 Issue 2, 268-269. 2018.
“Premature Deindustrialization and the Defeminization of Labor.” Greenstein, Joshua, and Anderson, Bret. Journal of Economic Issues, Volume L1 Issue 2, 446-457. 2017.
“The Power of Numbers: How Targets Perverted Human Rights and Human Development Agendas.” Fukuda-Parr, Sakiko, Yamin, Alicia, and Greenstein, Joshua. In Sakiko Fukuda-Parr, Millennium Development Goals: Ideas, Interests, and Influence. Routledge. 2017.
“MDGs as Performance Measures: Faulty Metrics that Penalize Countries Starting Behind.” Fukuda-Parr, Sakiko, Greenstein, Joshua, and Stewart, David. In Sakiko Fukuda-Parr, Millennium Development Goals: Ideas, Interests, and Influence. Routledge. 2017.
“National or International Poverty Lines or Both? Setting Goals for Income Poverty after 2015.” Greenstein, Joshua, Gentilini, Ugo, and Sumner, Andy. Journal of Human Development and Capabilities, Volume 15 Issue 2-3, 132-146. 2014.
“The Power of Numbers: A Critical Review of MDG Targets for Human Development and Human Rights.” Fukuda-Parr, Sakiko, Yamin, Alicia Ely, and Greenstein, Joshua. Journal of Human Development and Capabilities, Volume 15 Issue 2-3, 105-117. 2014.
“Metrics of MDGs Progress: A Human Rights Critique and Alternative.” Fukuda-Parr, Sakiko, and Greenstein, Joshua. In M. Langford, A. Sumner, & A. Yamin (Eds.), The Millennium Development Goals and Human Rights. Cambridge. 2013.
“How Should MDG Success and Failure be Judged: Faster Progress or Achieving the Targets?” Fukuda-Parr, Sakiko, Greenstein, Joshua, and Stewart, David. World Development, Volume 41. 2013.
“Monitoring State Performance: South Africa’s scores on the Social and Economic Rights Fulfillment Index.” Fukuda-Parr, Sakiko, and Greenstein, Joshua. ESR Review: Economic and Social Rights in South Africa, Volume 13 Issue 2. 2012.
“Beating the Resource Curse in Africa: a global effort.” Lawson-Remer, Terra, and Greenstein, Joshua. Africa in Fact: The Journal of Good Governance Africa, Issue 3. 2012.
Working Papers
“The Precariat Class Structure and Income Inequality Among US Workers: 1980-2015.” Greenstein, Joshua. Department of Economics The New School for Social Research Working Paper. June 2019.
“Unequal Inequalities and Global Convergence.” Greenstein, Joshua. Proceedings of the New York State Economics Association, Volume 11, 71st. Annual Meeting, St. John Fisher College, Rochester, New York. 24-34, October 5-6. 2018.
“New Patterns of Structural Change and Effects on Inclusive Development: A Case Study of South Africa and Brazil.” Greenstein, Joshua. UNU-WIDER Working Paper. 2015.
“Accountability and MDGs: Methodology for Measuring Government Performance for Global Goals.” Fukuda-Parr, Sakiko, and Greenstein, Joshua. UNICEF Social and Economic Policy Working Paper. June 2011.
“Children and the food system: global risks and opportunities.” Fajth, Gaspar, Greenstein, Joshua, and Mendoza, Ronald U. Foresight Project on Global Food and Farming Futures. 2011.
“How Should MDG Implementation be Measured: Faster Progress or Meeting Targets?” Fukuda-Parr, Sakiko, and Greenstein, Joshua. International Policy Center for Inclusive Growth. May, 2010.
“’I will fight to my last breath’: Barriers to AIDS Treatment for Children in China.” Burke, Lauren, and Greenstein, Joshua. Asia Catalyst. 2009.
Greenstein, Joshua. “Unequal Inequalities Revisited.” Developing Economics, February 2017.
PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS
American Economic Association, Eastern Economic Association, World Economics Association, Association for Evolutionary Economics, Association for Social Economics, Union for Radical Political Economists.