Background
Dickens, William Theodore was born on December 31, 1953 in Chicago, Illinois, United States. Son of William James and Estelle Geraldine (Schmidt) Dickens.
Dickens, William Theodore was born on December 31, 1953 in Chicago, Illinois, United States. Son of William James and Estelle Geraldine (Schmidt) Dickens.
Bachelor, Bard College, 1976; Doctor of Philosophy, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1981.
Econometric computing consultant, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts, 1978-1980;
from assistant to associate professor economics, University of California, Berkeley, 1980-1995;
professor economics, University of California, Berkeley, 1995. Visiting assistant professor Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, 1985-1986. Consultant World Bank, Washington, 1987-1988, California State Employees Association, Oakland, California, 1988-1989.
Senior economist, president Council Economics Advisors, 1993-1994. Visiting fellow The Brookings Institution, 1994-1995, senior fellow, since 1995. Faculty research fellow National Bureau of Economic Research, 1982-1986, research associate, 1986-1997.
Member American Economics Association.
Married Maureen Ellen Finegan, June 18, 1982. 1 child, Christopher James.