TIM KANE is an economist, entrepreneur, and veteran air force officer.  He is currently a research fellow at the Hoover Institution at Stanford University. Kane has served twice as a senior economist at the Joint Economic Committee of the US Congress.

Kane has published scholarly research on diverse topics, including job creation by start-ups, economic growth, US politics, foreign affairs, and national security.

He is the author of Bleeding Talent (Palgrave MacMillan), about leadership in the US military.  Kane’s most recent book is Balance: The Economics of Great Powers from Ancient Rome to Modern America (Simon and Schuster), coauthored with Glenn Hubbard.