Background
Porter, Robert Hugh was born on January 25, 1955 in London, Ontario, Canada. Son of Hugh Donald and Olive Marie (Anderson) Porter. came to the United States, 1976.
Porter, Robert Hugh was born on January 25, 1955 in London, Ontario, Canada. Son of Hugh Donald and Olive Marie (Anderson) Porter. came to the United States, 1976.
Bachelor with honors, University Western Ontario, London, 1976. Doctor of Philosophy, Princeton University, 1981.
Assistant professor economics, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, 1980-1984; post doctoral fellow, Bell laboratories, Murray Hill, New Jersey, 1982-1983; associate professor, State University of New York, Stony Brook, 1984-1987; member technical staff, Bell Communications Research, Morristown, New Jersey, 1986-1988; professor, Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois, since 1987.
Fellow Econometric Society. Member American Economic Association, Canada Economics Association, American Academy Arts and Sciences.
Married Therese Jane McGuire, June 20, 1981.