A Portrait in Four Encounters: William Alonso

Andrew M. Isserman, Koichi M Era, Sergio J. Rey and Mary C. Waters
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Andrew M. Isserman: Department of Agricultural and Consumer Economics, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, IL, isserman@uiuc.edu
Koichi M Era: Marshall School of Business, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, mera@usc.edu
Sergio J. Rey: Department of Geography, San Diego State University, San Diego, CA, rey@typhoon.sdsu.edu
Mary C. Waters: Department of Sociology, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA, mcw@wjh.harvard.edu

International Regional Science Review, 2001, vol. 24, issue 3, 293-301

Abstract: William Alonso was awarded the first Ph.D. in regional science. The book based on his dissertation is often credited with launching the field of urban economics and remains probably the most cited work by far in regional science. Saltonstall Professor of Population Policy at Harvard, Alonso also made numerous major contributions to the study of migration, regional development, and the politics of numbers. His work ranged from meticulous mathematical theory to far-ranging think pieces. This portrait of the scholar and his research is a collage of four reminiscences describing various stages of Professor Alonso’s career.

Date: 2001
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