Background
Harstad, Ronald M. was born on January 10, 1951 in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States. Son of Kenneth R. and Ortha R. Harstad.
Harstad, Ronald M. was born on January 10, 1951 in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States. Son of Kenneth R. and Ortha R. Harstad.
Bachelor of Science, Michigan State University, 1973; Doctor of Philosophy in Economics, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, 1977.
Assistant professor economics, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, 1977-1981;
assistant professor economics, Texas Agricultural and Mechanical U., College Station, Texas, 1981-1983;
assistant professor economics, U. Houston, 1983-1987;
associate professor economics, Virginia Commonwealth U., Richmond, 1987-1993;
associate professor economics, Rutgers University, New Brunswick, New Jersey, since 1993. Visiting professor economics U. B.C., Vancouver, 1980-1981. Guest scientist Center for Interdisciplinary Research, U. Bielefeld (West Germany), 1987-1988, overseas member board editors, since 1988.
Seminar speaker universities throughout the world. Roy Malinvaud lecturer Centre National de la Recherche Science, Paris, 1988.
Member Econometric Society (program committee 1979, 83), Public Choice Society (program committee 1980, 81, 82), American Economics Association, Economics Science Association.
Married Holly J. Morris, June 16, 1973 (divorced May 1986). Married Paula H. Burdon, March 23, 1986. Children: Paul A., Adam K., Elisabeth A.