Thomas Crombie Schelling

economist

Thomas Crombie Schelling, American economist. Recipient Frank E. Seidman Distinguished award in political economy, 1977; Nobel Prize in Economic Science, 2005.

Background

Schelling, Thomas Crombie was born on April 14, 1921 in Oakland, California. Son of John and Zelda (Ayres) Schelling.

Education

Bachelor of Arts in Economics, University California, Berkeley, 1944; Doctor of Philosophy in Economics, Harvard University, 1951; Doctor (honorary), Yale University, 2009.

Career

Economist United States Bureau of Budget, Washington, 1945—1946, The Marshall Plan, Paris, Copenhagen, 1948—1950, Executive Office of President, The White House, Washington, 1951—1953; associate professor, then professor economics Yale University, New Haven, 1953-1958; professor economics Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts, 1958-1990, Lucius N. Littauer professor political economy, 1969—1990; professor economics public affairs University Maryland, College Park, 1990—2003, distinguished professor economics emeritus, since 2003; Senior staff member Research and Development Corporation, Santa Monica, California, 1958—1959; chairman research advisory board Committee Economic Development, Washington, 1978—1981, 1984—1985; member military economic advisory panel Central Intelligence Agency, 1980—1985; director Institute Study of Smoking Behavior & Policy, Harvard University, 1984—1990; co-faculty member New England Complex Systems Institute; Author: National Income Behavior, 1951, International Economics, 1958, The Strategy of Conflict, 1960, Arms and Influence, 1966, Micromotives and Macrobehavior, 1978, Thinking Through the Energy Problem, 1979, Choice and Consequence, 1984, Strategies of Commitment, 2006; co-author (with Morton H. Halperin): Strategy and Arms Control, 1961.

Membership

Fellow American Association for the Advancement of Science
Association for Public Policy Analysis and Management
American Economic Association (president 1991, Distinguished Fellow award); National Academy of Sciences (Award Behavioral Research Relevant to the Prevention of Nuclear War, 1993)
Institute Medicine
Eastern Economic Association (president 1996).

Connections

Spouse Corinne T. Saposs, September 13, 1947 (division 1991). Spouse Alice M. Coleman, November 8, 1991.
Mother: Zelda
Father: John

Born April 14, 1921

Nationality

United States, American

Ethnicity

American

1944

studied at University California, Economics, Bachelor of Arts
1951

studied at Harvard University, Economics, Doctor of Philosophy
2009

studied at Yale University, Doctor
Executive, Office of President
Lucius N. Littauer professor, political economy
distinguished professor, economics emeritus
1945 - 1946

Economist, United States Bureau of Budget
1948 - 1950

Economist, United States Bureau of Budget
1953 - 1958

associate, economics Yale University
1953 - 1958

then professor, economics Yale University
1958 - 1990

professor, economics Harvard University
1990 - 2003

professor, economics and public affairs University Maryland
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Award

Recipient Frank E. Seidman Distinguished award in political economy.

1977
Nobel Prize in Economic Sci..

2005.

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