Background
III, William Allen Brock was born on October 23, 1941 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. Son of William Allen and Margaret Elizabeth (Holcroft) B.
III, William Allen Brock was born on October 23, 1941 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. Son of William Allen and Margaret Elizabeth (Holcroft) B.
Bachelor of Arts in Mathematics with honors, University Missouri, 1965. Doctor of Philosophy, University California, Berkeley, 1969. Degree (honorary), University Amsterdam, 2009.
Assistant professor economics, U. Rochester, New York, 1969-1971; associate professor economics, University of Chicago, 1972-1975; visiting associate professor economics, U. Rochester, 1973; associate, full professor economics, Cornell Univercity, 1974-1977; professor economics, University of Chicago, 1975-1981; Romnes professor economics, University of Wisconsin, Madison, since 1981; Foreign Policy Ramsey professor economics, University of Wisconsin, Madison, since 1984; W.F. Vilas research professor, University of Wisconsin, Madison, since 1990. Consultant unites states department Justice, Small Business Administration, Environmental Protection Agency, Federal Trade Commission.
Fellow: American Economics Association (distinguished), Econometric Society. Member: American Association for the Advancement of Science, National Academy of Sciences.
Married Joan ElaineLoutenshlager, August 31, 1962. 1 child, Caroline Christine.