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A Portrait in Four Encounters: William Alonso

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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)

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.

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  • Andrew M. Isserman & Koichi M Era & Sergio J. Rey & Mary C. Waters, 2001. "A Portrait in Four Encounters: William Alonso," International Regional Science Review, , vol. 24(3), pages 293-301, July.
    • Handle: RePEc:sae:inrsre:v:24:y:2001:i:3:p:293-301
    DOI: 10.1177/016001760102400302
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    1. William Alonso, 1964. "The Historic and the Structural Theories of Urban Form: Their Implications for Urban Renewal," Land Economics, University of Wisconsin Press, vol. 40(2), pages 227-231.
    2. William Alonso, 1960. "A Theory Of The Urban Land Market," Papers in Regional Science, Wiley Blackwell, vol. 6(1), pages 149-157, January.
    3. Alonso, William, 1980. "Population as a System in Regional Development," American Economic Review, American Economic Association, vol. 70(2), pages 405-409, May.
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