Background
Watkins, Ralph James was born on December 31, 1896 in San Marcos, Texas, United States. Son of Calvert and Martha (Smith) Watkins.
Watkins, Ralph James was born on December 31, 1896 in San Marcos, Texas, United States. Son of Calvert and Martha (Smith) Watkins.
Bachelor of Business Administration, University Texas, 1921; AB, University Texas, 1922; postgraduate, Universidad Nacional de Mexico, summer 1921; Master of Science, Columbia University, 1924; Doctor of Philosophy, Columbia University, 1927.
Instructor business administration, University Texas, 1924-1925;
assistant professor statistical research, Bureau Business Research Ohio State University, 1925-1927;
professor statistics, statistician, Bureau Business Research Ohio State University, 1927-1928;
associate professor, Bureau Business Research Ohio State University, 1928-1929. Member research staff National Bureau Economics Research, New York City, 1929-1930. Director Bureau business Research, professor statistics U. Pittsburgh, 1940-1948.
Assistant administrator wage and hour division Department Labor, 1939. Economics adviser National Resources Planning Board, Executive Office President, 1939-1940, assistant director, 1940-1943. Chief len-lease division civil affairs section Allied Force Headquarters, Algiers, 1943-1944.
Economics adviser War Production Board, 1944. Director marketing and research division Dun & Bradstreet, Inc., 1944-1948, director research, 1948-1957. Director economics studies Brookings Institution, 1957-1962.
Vice president Surveys & Research Corporation, 1962-1971, senior associate, 1972-1974. Lecturer economics Columbia, 1947-1956. Barbara Weinstock lecturer University of California at Berkeley, 1951.
Special consultant secretary army, 1950-1952, special mission to Japan and Korea on politico-military policy, 1952. Politico-military adviser to General Van Fleet Presidential Mission, Japan, Korea, Taiwan, Philippines, 1954. Chairman advising committee on statistical policy Office Management and Budget, 1956-1972.
Director Social Science Research Council, 1955-1958. Director Kobe-Nagoya Expwy. Survey, Japanese Ministry Construction, 1956.
Chairman advisory panel for economics and statistical studies of science and technical National Science Foundation, 1961-1966. Director, condr.fgn. economics surveys in Vietnam, 1960-1963, Taiwan, 1961, Mexico and Ecuador, 1963, Tunisia, 1964, Malawi, 1965. Senior member World Bank team with Indian Planning Commission, Calcutta, 1965-1967.
Study adviser Sarabhai Operations Research Group, Baroda, India, 1968-1971. Team leader state planning program Ford Foundation, also senior consultant Indian Planning Commission, New Delhi,1969-1971. Project director farm mechanization project Republic Korea, 1971-1972.
Economist Tippetts-Abbett-McCarthy-Stratton on Egyptian reconstruction and development program, Cairo, 1975-1979. Guest lecturer International Devel.Ctr., Japan, Tokyo, 1976.
Fellow American States. Association (director) 1951-1953, president 1955). Member American Economics Association, Royal Economics Society, Masons, Cosmos Club, National Economics Club.
Married Willye Ward, June 20, 1918 (deceased July 1979). Children: Calvert Ward, John William James.