William J. Hausman
Chancellor Professor of Economics
Office: Morton Hall 128Email: [[wjhaus]]
Office Phone: 757 221 2381
Webpage: {{http://wjhaus.people.wm.edu}}
Curriculum Vitae: {{http://www.wm.edu/as/economics/faculty/directory/hausman_w.pdf.pdf}}
Areas of Specialization
Economic and business history, history of the electric utility industry
Background
Will Hausman received his B.A. degree from William & Mary in 1971 and his Ph.D. from the University of Illinois in 1976. He was a research student at the London School of Economics in 1975. In 1981 he returned to William & Mary and now is Chancellor Professor of Economics. Will is an economic and business historian who has published a book and several articles on the British coal industry and numerous articles on the history of the U.S. electric utility industry. He is editor of Business and Economic History On-Line, the proceedings journal of the Business History Conference. He was also the Conference's president in 2006-07. His research continues to focus on the economic history of the electric utility industry. He teaches courses in statistics and in economic, business, and public policy history.
Education
- B.A., College of William & Mary
- M.A. and Ph.D., University of Illinois
