In memoriam Professor Ronald W. Jones, University of Rochester and Visiting Professor at the University of Basel
With sadness and, at the same time, great thankfulness, we bid farewell to Professor Ronald W. Jones who passed away on September 27, 2022. Both myself, and many of my PhD and Master students in the graduate trade class at the University of Basel learned so much from him over many years: his fundamental insights into trade theory (e.g., the “Trade in Middle Products” paper (AER) shown on the blackboard behind him on the picture above taken in 2005), his great ability to simplify things in his models in order to bring the main driving forces to the surface, as well as his way of communicating complex issues to an audience so that one could understand – his insights and abilities remain unparalleled. His passion and love for international trade theory were extremely inspiring and the discussions with him will be missed so much.