Background
Jerry Allen Hausman was born on May 5, 1946 in Weirton, West Virginia, United States. He is a son of Harold H. and Rose (Hausman).
Jerry Allen Hausman was born on May 5, 1946 in Weirton, West Virginia, United States. He is a son of Harold H. and Rose (Hausman).
In 1968 he received a Bachelor of Arts degree from Brown University. In 1972 he obtained a Bachelor of Philosophy degree and a Doctor of Philosophy degree from the University of Oxford in 1973.
From 1973 to 1976 he was an assistant professor, an associate professor from 1976 to 1979 at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Since 1979 he has been a research associate at the National Bureau of Economic Research. From 1982 to 1983 he was a visiting professor at Harvard University. Since 1979 he has been a professor of economics at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. From 1974 to 1983 he was a member of the editorial boards of the Bell Journal of Economics.
On December 21, 1968 he married Margaretta Stone. They have two children: Nicholas, Claire.