Background
Bourque, Philip John was born on August 16, 1922 in Holyoke, Massachusetts, United States. Son of Oliver H. and Emma G. (Tremblay) Bourque.
Bourque, Philip John was born on August 16, 1922 in Holyoke, Massachusetts, United States. Son of Oliver H. and Emma G. (Tremblay) Bourque.
Bachelor of Science, University Massachusetts, 1949. Master of Arts in Economics, University Pennsylvania, 1950. Doctor of Philosophy, University Pennsylvania, 1956.
Instructor economics, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, 1952-1954; assistant professor economics, Muhlenberg College, Allentown, Pennsylvania, 1954-1955; assistant professor economics, Lehigh (Pennsylvania) U., 1955-1957; professor business economics, U. Washington, Seattle, 1957-1992; professor emeritus, U. Washington, Seattle, since 1992. Member governments Board Economics Advisors, 1978-1995.
Served to United States Air Force, 1943-1946. Member American Economic Association, Regional Science Association, National Association Business Economists, Western Regional Science Association, Pacific Northwest Regional Economic Conference, Seattle Economists Club (founder).
Married Dorothea A. Lohmann, June 18, 1949. Children: Cynthia, Diane, Nancy, Alison, Constance.