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Downing, Douglas Allan was born on October 11, 1957 in Seattle, Washington, United States. Son of Robert Allan and Marguerite Louise (Hayland) Downing.
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Downing, Douglas Allan was born on October 11, 1957 in Seattle, Washington, United States. Son of Robert Allan and Marguerite Louise (Hayland) Downing.
Bachelor of Science, Yale University, 1979; Master of Philosophy, Yale University, 1982; Doctor of Philosophy in Economics, Yale University, 1987.
Acting instructor, Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut, 1981-1983; assistant professor, Seattle Pacific U., 1983-1991; associate professor, Seattle Pacific U., since 1991; undergraduate director school business and economics, Seattle Pacific U., since 1995.
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Member State Committee on Teenage Parents, Olympia, Washington, 1986-1988. Witness Washington State Legislation, Olympia, 1991-1994. Member American Economics Association, Seattle Economist Club, Yale Association Western Washington (treasurer 1987-1995), Phi Beta Kappa.
Married Lori Rosenau, 1994.