Background
Willis, Robert James was born on October 8, 1940 in Great Falls, Montana, United States. Son of Harvey James and Louise Ruth (Geyer) Willis.
Willis, Robert James was born on October 8, 1940 in Great Falls, Montana, United States. Son of Harvey James and Louise Ruth (Geyer) Willis.
Bachelor, Dartmouth College, 1962. Master of Arts, University Washington, 1966. Doctor of Philosophy, University Washington, 1971.
Assistant professor economics Weslyan University, Middletown, Connecticut, 1966-1970. Associate professor economics Graduate Center, City University of New York, 1970-1974, Stanford (California) University, 1974-1978. Professor economics State University of New York, Stony Brook, 1978-1985.
Professor education public policy University Chicago, since 1985. Director Economic Research Center, National Opinion Research Center, Chicago, since 1985. Advisory board Institute for Research on Poverty, University Wisconsin, Madison, 1986-1993.
Member social and behavioral study section National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland, 1980-1984.
Member American Economic Association, Population Association American, International Union for Science Study of Population.
Married Ann Marie Smigliani, November 12, 1937. Children: Danielle Louise, James Wherry.