Bernie Wolf

Bernie Wolf is Professor Emeritus of Economics and International Business at the Schulich School of Business, York University, where he is Director (and originator) of the Schulich undergraduate Certificate in Managing International Trade and Investment Program. His areas of research include international business education, foreign exchange movements, international trade, and prospects for the global economy as well as global restructuring of manufacturing industries. He has had a keen interest in the Japanese bearings and automotive industries for over forty years.

Born in the US, where he received his PhD in Economics from Yale University. He came to Canada in 1968 and taught at Glendon College for 20 years, before moving to the business school. He has lectured in many parts of the world and has organized many international conferences, both in Canada and abroad. At York University, he has been Director of Schulich’s International MBA Program and Chair of the University’s Honorary Degrees Committee. As an Advisory Council member of Schulich’s new Center for Global Enterprise, he is particularly interested in aiding small and medium size enterprises (SMEs) to expand their global footprint by participating in global supply chains and engaging in both exporting and foreign investment.

Professor Wolf was on the editorial board of two major journals as well as on the executive boards of several scholarly organizations including the Association of Japanese Business Studies. Recently he has made presentations at scholarly conferences on ways to improve university education in international business. In addition to his academic work, he has acted as a consultant and advisor to a number of multinational firms as well as to (SMEs) in Canada, and to various governments.

Area of Expertise

• Economics
• International Business

Research Interests

• Globalization
• International Business
• Strategic Alliances

Honours

2014 Best Reviewer for the 2014 AIB Annual Meetings, Vancouver, Canada, June 2014.

2012 York International Award for Outstanding Contribution to Internationalization of Student Experience at York University, 2011-2012

2007, 2001 Merit Award, York University

2002 APEX Award of Excellence for feature article on gasoline pricing in the Imperial Oil Review.

2002 Distinguished Speaker, Administrative Sciences Association of Canada (ASAC), International Business Division

2001 Germany Today: Selected as one of twenty North American Scholars (including a few media and government professionals) for the Germany 2001 Program sponsored by the Deutscher Akademischer Austauch Dienst (DAAD, the German Academic Exchange Service).

1999 Listed in Who’s Who in International Business, Education and Research, edited by William Shepherd, Iyanatul Islam and Sankaran Raghunzthan, Edgar Elgar, Aldershot, England, pp. 441-445.

1963-1967 Yale University Fellowships (various)

1963-1964 New York State College Teaching Fellowship.

1963 Arthur D. Gayer Award in Economics, Queens College of the City University of New York.

Listed in Who’s Who in Canadian Business