Background
Button, Kenneth John was born on November 14, 1948 in Shoreham, England. Son of Frank Alfred Arthur and Joyce Daphne (Tapson) Button.
Button, Kenneth John was born on November 14, 1948 in Shoreham, England. Son of Frank Alfred Arthur and Joyce Daphne (Tapson) Button.
Bachelor, East Anglia University, 1970. Master of Arts, Leeds University, 1971. Doctor of Philosophy, Loughborough University, 1981.
Lecturer Loughborough (England) University, 1973-1981, senior lecturer, 1982-1984, reader, 1984-1989, professor of applied economics and transport, since 1989. Visiting associate professor University British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada, 1982. Visiting research fellow University California, Berkeley, 1982.
Consultant O.E.C.D., Paris, 1989. Board directors Pearce, Sharp and Associates, Birmingham, England. Dir Applied Microecons.
Research Group, since 1984.
Fellow Chartered Institute of Transport. Member Royal Economic Society, American Economics Association, Regional Science Association, Western Economics Association, Midwest Economics Association.
Married Elizabeth Ruth Hallas, August 3, 1974. Children: Alexandra Elizabeth, James Edward.