Background
Johnson, William Richard was born on July 5, 1947 in Cooperstown, New York, United States. Son of Mauritz and Shirley Jane (Busacker) Johnson.
Johnson, William Richard was born on July 5, 1947 in Cooperstown, New York, United States. Son of Mauritz and Shirley Jane (Busacker) Johnson.
Bachelor, Wesleyan University, 1968. Doctor of Philosophy, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1975.
Economist, Office of Economic Opportunity, Washington, 1972-1973;
assistant professor, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, 1974-1979;
associate professor, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, 1979-1987;
professor, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, since 1987;
chair economics Department, University Virginia, Charlottesville, 1990-1993. Lecturer Wesleyan University, 1973-1974. Visiting assistant professor Stanford University, Palo Alto, California, 1978-1979.
Visiting professor University of Chicago, 1994.
Woodrow Wilson Foundation fellow, 1968. Member American Economics Association, Econometric Society, Phi Beta Kappa.
Married Sarah Jane Parker, June 24, 1972. Children: Edward, Thomas.