WILKINS, Mira

WILKINS, Mira. American, b. 1931. Genres: Business/Trade/Industry, Economics, History. Career: Economic historian, educator, and author. Affiliated with Columbia University, NYC, 1957-66, and Wayne State University, Detroit, 1958-60; Union College, Schenectady, NY, member of faculty, 1966-68; Smith College, Northampton, MA, member of faculty, 1968-71; Florida International University, Miami, professor of economics, 1974-. Chase Federal Bank, Miami, director, 1976-93. Publications: (with F. Hill) American Business Abroad: Ford on Six Continents, 1964; The Emergence of Multinational Enterprise: American Business Abroad from the Colonial Era to 1914, 1970; The Maturing of Multinational Enterprise: American Business Abroad from 1914 to 1970, 1974; Foreign Enterprise in Florida: The Impact of Non-U.S. Direct Investment, 1979; New Foreign Enterprise in Florida, 1980; The History of Foreign Investment in the United States to 1914, 1989. EDITOR: Foreign Investments in the United States: Department of Commerce & Department of Treasury Estimates, 1977; British Overseas Investments, 1907-1948, 1977; The Growth of Multinational Enterprise, 1991; (with H. Schroter) The Free-Standing Company in the World Economy, 1830-1996, 1998; International Finance Series, 53 vols.; European Business: Four Centuries of Foreign Expansion, 59 vols.; The World Economy Series, 37 vols. Contributor to periodicals. Address: Dept of Economics, Florida International University, Miami, FL 33199, U.S.A. Online address: [email protected]