Background
Rausser, Gordon Clyde was born on July 21, 1943 in Lodi, California, United States. Son of Elmer A. and Doyve Ester (Meyers) Rausser.
agricultural and resource economics educator
Rausser, Gordon Clyde was born on July 21, 1943 in Lodi, California, United States. Son of Elmer A. and Doyve Ester (Meyers) Rausser.
Bachelor of Science summa cum laude, California State University, 1965; Master of Science with highest honors, University of California, Davis, 1968; Doctor of Philosophy with highest honors, University of California, Davis, 1971.
Professor economics and agricultural economics University California, Davis, 1969-1974. Visiting professor University Chicago, 1972-1974. Professor economics and statistics Iowa State University, 1974-1975.
Professor business administration Harvard University, 1975-1978. Professor, chairman department agricultural and resource economics University California, Berkeley, 1979-1985, 93-94, Robert Gordon Sproul distinguished professor, since 1985, dean national resources, 1994-2000. Director Giannini Foundation, 1984-1986.
Visiting professor Hebrew University and Ben-Gurion University, Israel, 1978. Ford Foundation visiting professor, Argentina, 72. Special consultant and senior economist Council Economic Advisors, 1986—1987.
Chief economist Agency for International Development, 1988—1990. Advisor economic research service United States Department of Agriculture, 1978—1980, 1986—1988, Agriculture Canada, 1977—1979, Bureau Agricultural Economics, Australia, 1987, United States Office Management and Budget, 1986. Member, chairman planning committee School Business Administration University California, Berkeley, 1986—1987, member advisory committee Agricultural Issues Center, 1984—1985, member planning committee Agricultural and Natural Resources Program, 1986, member economics programs evaluation committee, 1987—1988.
Member Citrus Planning Commission, Brazil, 1984. President Institute for Policy Reform, Washington, 1989—1994. Principal, founder Law & Economic Consultant Group, Berkeley, Washington, Chicago, New York City, 1990—2000.
Senior consultant CRA International, 2000—2006.
Member western nutrition center coordinating committee United States Department of Agriculture, 1980-1983. Member Arab-American Council for Cultural and Economic Exchange, 1979-1981. Board directors Giannini Foundation Agricultural Economics, 1979-1984, member executive committee, 1979-1984.
Member planning committee Berkeley Food Cooperative, 1980-1983, planning committee for food policy Resources for the Future, 1984-1985. Member advisory committee California State Department Agriculture, 1982-1984. Board directors American Agricultural Economics Awards.
Fellow: American Association for the Advancement of Science, American Agricultural Economics Association (oustanding enduring research contribution committee 1982-1984, outstanding Doctor of Philosophy dissertation committee 1974-1976, chairman outstanding article committee 1983-1986, research awards of merit 1976, 1978, 1980, 1982, 1986, 1989, 1992, Public Enduring quality award 1993, research awards of merit 1993, Distinguished Policy Contribution award 1993, research awards of merit 1994, 2000, 2001), American Statistical Association. Member: College Natural Resources Citation, Western Agricultural Economic Association (Best Public Research award 1978, Outstanding Public Research award 1994), Operations Research Society, Mathematics Association American, Econometric Society, American Academy Political and Social Science, American Economic Association, Commonwealth Club (director agriculture study group 1983-1984), Alpha Zeta, Alpha Gamma Rho.
Children: Sloan, Stephanie, Paige.