Background
Resek, Robert William was born on July 2, 1935 in Berwyn, Illinois, United States. Son of Ephraim Frederick and Ruth Elizabeth (Rummele) Resek.
Resek, Robert William was born on July 2, 1935 in Berwyn, Illinois, United States. Son of Ephraim Frederick and Ruth Elizabeth (Rummele) Resek.
Bachelor, University of Illinois, 1957; AM, Harvard University, 1960; Doctor of Philosophy, Harvard University, 1961.
Assistant professor economics University Illinois, Urbana, 1961-1965, associate professor, 1965-1970, professor, 1970—2005, professor emeritus, since 2005. Visiting scholar Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, 1967-1968. Director Bureau Economic and Business Research, 1977-1989, acting vice president for academy affairs, 1987-1989, vice president for academy affairs, 1989—1994, vice president emeritus, since 1995.
Professor Institute Government and Public Affairs, 1994—2005, professor emeritus, since 2005. Teaching fellow Harvard University, 1959-1961. Visiting professor University Colorado, 1967, 74-76, 82, Kyoto (Japan) University, 1976.
Consultant General Motors, 1964-1966, United States Congress Joint Economic Committee, 1978-1980, American Bar Association, 1980-1982. Visiting scholar University of California at Los Angeles, 1994-1995. Co-director Midwest Economy: Issues and Policy, Midwest Governors Conference, 1981.
Board directors Midwest University Consortium International Activities, 1989-1994, vice president, 1991-1994. Member Illinois Governor's Economic Policy Council, 1999-2003.
Member of Executive Committee Association University business and Economics Research, 1977-1989, vice president, 1978-1982, president, 1982-1983. Member American Economics Association, American Statistical Association, Econometric Society, Beta GammaSigma, Phi Kappa Phi.
Married Lois Doll, July 9, 1960. 1 child, Richard Alden.