Background
Thursby, Marie Currie was born on July 27, 1947 in Durham, North Carolina, United States. Daughter of James Sloan and Virginia (Spruill) Currie.
Thursby, Marie Currie was born on July 27, 1947 in Durham, North Carolina, United States. Daughter of James Sloan and Virginia (Spruill) Currie.
Bachelor of Arts in Economics cum laude, Mount Holyoke College, 1969. Doctor of Philosophy in International Economics, University North Carolina, 1974.
Visiting assistant professor North Carolina State University, Raleigh, 1974-1975. Assistant professor Syracuse (New York ) University, 1975-1978, Ohio State University, Columbus, 1978-1982, associate professor, 1981-1988. Professor economics Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana, 1988—2002.
Hal and John Smith chair entrepreneurship Georgia Tech, Atlanta, since 2002. Visiting associate professor University Michigan, 1986-1988. Research associate National Bureau Economics Research, Cambridge, Massachusetts, since 1987.
Presenter in field; referee numerous economic journals., including American Economic Review, American Journal Agricultural Economics, Canada Journal Economics. Reviewer National Science Foundation.
Member American Economic Association.
Married Jerry Gilbert Thursby, March 11, 1972. Children: James, Mary.