Background

Barber, Clarence Lyle was born on May 5, 1917 in Wolseley, Saskatchewan, Canada. Son of Richard Edward and Lulu Pearl (Lyons) Barber.

Education

Bachelor, University Saskatchewan, 1939. Master of Arts, Clark University, 1941. Postgraduate, University Minnesota, 1943.

Doctor of Philosophy, University Minnesota, 1952. Doctor of Laws (honorary), University Guelph, 1988.

Career

With, Statistics Canada, 1945-1948;member of faculty, McMaster U., 1948-1949;member of faculty, U. Manitoba, Winnipeg, Canada, 1949-1985;professor economics, U. Manitoba, 1956-1985;distinguished professor, U. Manitoba, 1982-1985;emeritus, U. Manitoba, since 1985;head Department, University Manitoba, 1963-1972;visiting professor, Queen's U., 1954-1955;visiting professor, McGill University, 1964-1965. Commissioner Royal Commision on Farm Machinery, 1966-1971. Special adviser on national income Phillipines Government, 1959-1960.

Commissioner for study welfare policy inMan., 1972. Member National Commision on Inflation, 1979, Royal Commission Economics Union and Development Prospects for Canada, 1982-1985.

Works

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  • Unemployment and Inflation: The Canadian Experience (Canadian Institute for Economic Policy series)

    (First published in 1980, this book presents a strong argu...)

  • Controlling Inflation: Learning from Experience in Canada, Europe and Japan (Canadian Institute for Economic Policy series)

    (Published in 1982, this book examines how eighteen Wester...)

  • Inventories and the Business Cycle with Special Reference to Canada
  • Theory of fiscal policy as applied to a province,

• Other Work

  • Author: Inventories and the Business Cycle, 1958, The Theory of Fiscal Policy as Applied to a Province, 1966, (with others) Inflation and Unemployment: The Canadian Experience, 1980, Controlling Inflation: Learning from Experience in Canada, Europe and Japan, 1982, False Promises: The Failure of Conservative Economic, 1993.

Membership

Served with Royal Canadian Air Force, 1943-1945. Fellow Royal Society of Canada. Member Canadian Association University Teacher (president 1958-1959), Canadian Economic Association (president 1971-1972), American Economic Association, Royal Economic Society, Social Science Research Council Canada (member executive 1972-1973), University Victoria Faculty Club.

Connections

Married Barbara Anne Patchet, May 10, 1947. Children– Paul Edward, Richard Stephen, David Stuart, Alan Gordon.

Father:

Richard Edward Barber

Mother:

Lulu Pearl (Lyons) Barber

Spouse:

Barbara Anne Patchet

child:

Paul Edward Barber

child:

Richard Stephen Barber

child:

David Stuart Barber

child:

Alan Gordon Barber