Finis Welch

American economist
Person Human Q58081093

Facts

22 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[27]
Date of birth
July 11, 1938
Date of death
August 24, 2020
Place of birth
Pasadena, Olney[7]
Place of death
Bryan
Country of citizenship
United States[8]
Position held
professor emeritus (1973–1991)[11]
Educated at
University of Houston (?–1961), University of Chicago (?–1966)[18][19]
Doctoral student
Audrey Light, Kenneth Wolpin, Robert H. Topel, John Joseph Antel[28][29][30][31]
Work location
Los Angeles[35]
Languages spoken, written or signed
English[36]
Academic appointment
University of Chicago Kenneth C. Griffin Department of Economics (1964–1966), Southern Methodist University Department of Economics (1966–1970), UCLA Department of Economics (1973–1991), Texas A&M University Department of Economics (1991–2003)[38][39][40][41]
Family name
Welch[32]
Given name
Finis, Ray[33][34]
Member of
American Academy of Arts and Sciences (1990–present), Econometric Society (1980–present)[25][26]
On focus list of Wikimedia project
WikiProject PCC Wikidata Pilot/UCLA[37]
🏷️ Also known as
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🔖 Identifiers · 19
VIAF cluster ID
116225173
Library of Congress Authorities ID
n50002430
GND ID
170141829
Academic Tree ID
181129
CONOR.SI ID
114934371
Curriculum vitae URL
www.econ.ucla.edu
Google Knowledge Graph ID
/g/11f0_4t08x
IdRef ID
094145911
J9U entity ID
987007452282005171
Mathematics Genealogy Project ID
208320
NL CR AUT ID
vse2012680139
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NUKAT ID
n2007001749
Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID
071125256
RePEc Short-ID
pwe483
Scopus author ID
7004640479
UOM ID
76163
WorldCat Entities ID
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Summary

Finis Welch was born on July 11, 1938[1], in Pasadena[2]. He died on August 24, 2020[3], in Bryan[4]. He worked as an economist[5] and university teacher[6].

FAQs

Where was Finis Welch born?

Finis Welch was born in Pasadena[2].

Where did Finis Welch die?

Finis Welch died in Bryan[4].

What did Finis Welch do for work?

Finis Welch worked as an economist[5] and university teacher[6].

Where did Finis Welch go to school?

Finis Welch was educated at University of Houston[18] and University of Chicago[19].

What awards did Finis Welch receive?

Honors received include Jacob Mincer Award[23] and Fellow of the Econometric Society[24].

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  29. [26] ↑ . econometricsociety.org. Retrieved . econometricsociety.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  30. [1] ↑ . hillierfuneralhome.com. hillierfuneralhome.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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  35. [35] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  36. [36] ↑ . CONOR.SI. wikidata.org.
  37. [37] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  38. [38] ↑ . curriculum vitae. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  39. [39] ↑ . curriculum vitae. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  40. [40] ↑ . curriculum vitae. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  41. [41] ↑ . curriculum vitae. Retrieved . wikidata.org.

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