Background
Tolley, George S. was born on November 18, 1925 in Washington, District of Columbia, United States. Son of Howard R. and Zora Frances Tolley.
Tolley, George S. was born on November 18, 1925 in Washington, District of Columbia, United States. Son of Howard R. and Zora Frances Tolley.
Bachelor in Economics, American University, Washington, 1947. Doctor of Philosophy in Economics, University Chicago, 1955. Doctor of Philosophy (honorary), North Carolina State University, Raleigh, 2006.
Assistant professor University Chicago, 1950—1955, professor economics, since 1966, professor emeritus economics, since 2000. Associate professor, professor North Carolina State University, Raleigh, 1955—1966. Director Economic Development Division, Economic Research Service, United States Department Agriculture, Washington, 1965—1966.
Visiting professor Purdue University, Indiana, 1970, University California, Berkeley, 1971—1972. Deputy assistant secretary, director office tax analysis United States Department Treasury, Washington, 1974—1975. Director Center Urban Studies, Chicago, 1977—1985.
President RCF Economic and Finance Consulting, since 1978. Visiting lecturer Nankai University, Japan, 1995. Consultant Federal Reserve Bank Chicago, 1962—1962.
Member Southern Economics Research Committee, 1957—1965, Committee Agricultural Economics Social Science Research Council, 1961—1965, National Study Group Benefits and Cost Government Programs, Farm Foundation, 1961—1963, Executive Committee Agricultural Policy Institute, 1961—1966. Consultant Water Resources Research Center University California, Berkeley, 1963, Civil Rights Commission, Washington, 1964, Office Science and Technology, Washington, 1964, Center Regional Studies University Pittsburgh, 1964, Appalachia Commission, 1965. Member National Academy of Sciences Committee Water, 1965—1966, Inter-University Committee Urban Economics, 1968—1980.
Vice president American Farm Economic Association, 1965—1966. Consultant University Puerto Rico, 1967—1969, President's Commission Rural Poverty, Washington, 1967, Agency for International Development, Washington, 1970—1993, World Bank, Washington, 1971—1992, Chicago Housing Authority, 1971, Housing and Urban Development, Washington, 1974, United States Commission Water Quality, Washington, 1974, Minister Planning, Panama, 1975, Minister to Planning Venezuela, 1977—1979. Member Program Committee Illinois Institute Environmental Research, 1971—1976.
Faculty advisory committee member Argonne National Laboratory, 1972. Committee member Automotive Pollution National Academy of Sciences, 1974. Advisory board Water Resources Planning to Government Iran, 1974.
Editorial board Journal Urban Economics, 1975—1992. Environmental simulation modeling advisory committee United States Science Committee Problems Environment, 1975—1976. Committee public policy studies University Chicago, 1975—1986.
Co-editor Resources and Energy Economics, 1978—1998. Energy engineering board member National Research Council, 1984—1990. Board member Center Urban Research and Policy Studies, University Chicago, 1985, Center Aging, Health and Society, University Chicago, 1987.
Faculty member Environmental Studies Program, University Chicago, since 1994, East Asian Studies University Chicago, since 1997. Advisor Commissioner Environment City Chicago, 1998—1999.
Member of American Association for the Advancement of Science, International Association Energy Economists, Econometric Society, American Agricultural Economics Association, American Economics Association, Cosmos Club.
Married Alice Welch Tolley. 1 child Catherine Mertes.