Background
III, William Gurdon Tyler was born on January 5, 1939 in Baltimore. Son of William Gurdon Junior and Kathryn Virginia (Staples) T.
III, William Gurdon Tyler was born on January 5, 1939 in Baltimore. Son of William Gurdon Junior and Kathryn Virginia (Staples) T.
AB, Dickinson College, 1961; Master of Arts, Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy, 1963; Master of Arts in Law and Diplomacy, Tufts and Harvard Universities, 1964; Doctor of Philosophy, Tufts and Harvard Universities, 1969.
Professor economics, Getulio Vargas Foundation, Rio de Janeiro, 1966-1969; associate professor economics, director Center of International Economics and Business Studies, U. Florida, Gainesville, 1969-1982; senior economist, Kiel Institute World Economics, Federal Republic Germany, 1972-1974; senior economist, Brazilian Planning Secretariat, Rio de Janeiro, 1979-1981; lead senior economist, World Bank, Washington, since 1982. Professorial lecturer George Washington University, Washington, 1983.
Author: Contemporary Brazil: Issues in Economic and Political Development, 1972, Leading Issues in International Economic Policy, 1973, Data Banks and Archives for Social Science Research on Latin America, 1975, Manufactured Export Expansion and Industrialization in Brazil, 1976, The Brazilian Industrial Economy, 1981. Contributor articles to professional journals.
Advisor to Reagan campaign and transition team, Washington, 1980. Served to Lieutenant United States Army, 1961-1962. Member American Economics Association, Royal Economics Society, International Studies Association (v.p.south 1976-1977), Latin American Studies Association.
Married Maria Etelvina Contreiras, May 30, 1969. Children: David, Elena.