William Clarence Hood

Background

Hood, William Clarence was born on September 13, 1921 in Yarmouth, Nova Scotia, Canada. Son of Percy Alexander and Vida Barr (Webster) Hood.

Education

Bachelor with honors, Mount Allison University, 1941. Master of Arts in Economics, University Toronto, 1943. Doctor of Philosophy in Economics, 1948.

Career

Meteorologist, Royal Canadian Air Force, 1941-1943; instructor economics, U. Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, 1944-1946; professor economics, U. Toronto, 1946-1964; adviser, Bank of Canada, Ottawa, Ontario, 1964-1969; assistant deputy minister of finance, 1970-1974; associate deputy minister of finance, 1975-1979; deputy minister, 1979; economics counselor, director research, International Monetary Fund, Washington, 1980-1986; consultant economics, Washington, since 1987. Advisor on finance services to chief negotiator for Canada, Canada/United States trade negotiations, 1986-1987. Research associate Cowles Common for Research in Economics, University of Chicago, 1949-1950.

Assistant director research Royal Commision on Canada's Economics Prospects, 1955-1956. Head United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization educational and economics study mission, Sierra Leone, W. Africa, 1961. Director research Canada Royal Commision on Banking and Finance, 1961-1963.

Achievements

• William Clarence Hood has been listed as a noteworthy international banking official by Marquis Who's Who.

Works

• book

  • Output, Labour and Capital in the Canadian Economy

Membership

Fellow Royal Society of Canada, Econometric Society. Member Canada Economics Association (president 1969-1970), American Economics Association, Royal Economics Society.

Connections

Married Alville Mary Lennox, June 4, 1948. Children– Ronald Douglas, Nancy Anne.

Father:

Percy Alexander Hood

Mother:

Vida Barr (Webster) Hood

Spouse:

Alville Mary Lennox

child:

Ronald Douglas Hood

child:

Nancy Anne Hood