Background
Ellwood, David Tabor was born on September 16, 1953 in Minneapolis. Son of Paul and Ann Ellwood.
( The subject of a New York Times Magazine cover story of...)
The subject of a New York Times Magazine cover story of December 8, 1996, David Ellwood is one of the country's leading experts on poverty. In this book he describes who the poor are, explains why they are poor, and suggests new policies for helping them. Poor Support is a major reinterpretation of the various forms that poverty takes in American families and what can be done to alleviate the problem.
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0465059953/?tag=2022091-20
Ellwood, David Tabor was born on September 16, 1953 in Minneapolis. Son of Paul and Ann Ellwood.
Bachelor of Arts in Economics summa cum laude, Harvard University, 1975; Doctor of Philosophy in Economics, Harvard University, 1981.
Research assistant to professor Martin S. Feldstein, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts, 1974-1975, 77;
research associate health policy program, University of California, San Francisco, 1975-1976;
teaching fellow labor economics, Harvard University, Cambridge, 1977-1979;
research assistant, National Bureau Economics Research, Cambridge, 1978-1980;
assistant professor public policy, John F. Kennedy School Government, Harvard University, Cambridge, 1980-1984;
associate professor public policy, John F. Kennedy School Government, Harvard University, Cambridge, 1984-1988;
professor public policy, John F. Kennedy School Government, Harvard University, Cambridge, 1988-1992;
Malcolm Wiener professor public policy, John F. Kennedy School Government, Harvard University, Cambridge, 1992-1998;
Lucius N. Littauer professor political economics, John F. Kennedy School Government, Harvard University, Cambridge, since 1998;
co-director, Malcolm Wiener Center Public Policy, Harvard University, Cambridge, 1992-1998;
academic dean John F. Kennedy School Government, Harvard University, Cambridge, 1992-1993, 95-97;
assistant secretary planning and evaluation, Department of Health and Human Services, Washington, 1993-1995. Research associate National Bureau Economics Research, 1984-1993. Faculty member retreat United States House Ways and Means committee.
Panel member Work and Welfare Demonstration Manpower Demonstration Research corporation, 1985-1993, 95-. Board overseers panel study income dynamics, 1986-1988. Director domestic strategy group The Aspen Institute, since 1998.
Consultant in field.
( The subject of a New York Times Magazine cover story of...)
(Social Policy, Economics, Social Sciences)
Panel Committee Status Black Americans, NAS, 1986-1991. Advisory board Children's Program Edna McConnell Clark Foundation, 1989-1993. Member National Forum Future Children and Their Parents, National Research Council, 1988-1991.
Member Task Force Poverty and Welfare Mario Cuomo, governor State New York, 1986-1987, Project Welfare Families Bruce Babbitt, governor, State Arizona, 1986-1987. Member NAS (panel poverty and family assistance), Phi Beta Kappa.
Married Marilyn Rymer.