Elizabeth Bailey
Encyclopedia
Elizabeth Ellery Bailey is an American economist
. She is John C. Hower Professor of Business and Public Policy, at The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania
and has been Director of Altria
since 1989.
and her Ph.D. from Princeton University
, where she was the first woman to receive a doctoral degree in economics.
Bailey joined The Wharton School in July 1991, having served from July 1990 to June 1991 as a professor of industrial administration at Carnegie Mellon University
, and as a visiting scholar at the Yale School of Organization and Management
. From 1983 to 1990, she was Dean of the Graduate School of Industrial Administration of Carnegie Mellon University. Between 1977 and 1983, she served as a commissioner of the Civil Aeronautics Board, where she oversaw the deregulation of the airline industry. She was elected a Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences
in 1997. She serves as a Director of TIAA-CREF
and CSX Corporation
, and as a trustee of The Brookings Institution, Bancroft NeuroHealth, and the National Bureau of Economic Research
, where she is currently chairperson.
Economics
Economics is the social science that analyzes the production, distribution, and consumption of goods and services. The term economics comes from the Ancient Greek from + , hence "rules of the house"...
. She is John C. Hower Professor of Business and Public Policy, at The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania
University of Pennsylvania
The University of Pennsylvania is a private, Ivy League university located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. Penn is the fourth-oldest institution of higher education in the United States,Penn is the fourth-oldest using the founding dates claimed by each institution...
and has been Director of Altria
Altria Group
Altria Group, Inc. is based in Henrico County, Virginia, and is the parent company of Philip Morris USA, John Middleton, Inc., U.S. Smokeless Tobacco Company, Inc., Philip Morris Capital Corporation, and Chateau Ste. Michelle Wine Estates. It is one of the world's largest tobacco corporations...
since 1989.
Biography
Bailey received her bachelor's degree from the Radcliffe CollegeRadcliffe College
Radcliffe College was a women's liberal arts college in Cambridge, Massachusetts, and was the coordinate college for Harvard University. It was also one of the Seven Sisters colleges. Radcliffe College conferred joint Harvard-Radcliffe diplomas beginning in 1963 and a formal merger agreement with...
and her Ph.D. from Princeton University
Princeton University
Princeton University is a private research university located in Princeton, New Jersey, United States. The school is one of the eight universities of the Ivy League, and is one of the nine Colonial Colleges founded before the American Revolution....
, where she was the first woman to receive a doctoral degree in economics.
Bailey joined The Wharton School in July 1991, having served from July 1990 to June 1991 as a professor of industrial administration at Carnegie Mellon University
Carnegie Mellon University
Carnegie Mellon University is a private research university in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States....
, and as a visiting scholar at the Yale School of Organization and Management
Yale School of Management
The Yale School of Management is the graduate business school of Yale University and is located on Hillhouse Avenue in New Haven, Connecticut, United States. The School offers Master of Business Administration and Ph.D. degree programs. As of January 2011, 454 students were enrolled in its MBA...
. From 1983 to 1990, she was Dean of the Graduate School of Industrial Administration of Carnegie Mellon University. Between 1977 and 1983, she served as a commissioner of the Civil Aeronautics Board, where she oversaw the deregulation of the airline industry. She was elected a Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences
American Academy of Arts and Sciences
The American Academy of Arts and Sciences is an independent policy research center that conducts multidisciplinary studies of complex and emerging problems. The Academy’s elected members are leaders in the academic disciplines, the arts, business, and public affairs.James Bowdoin, John Adams, and...
in 1997. She serves as a Director of TIAA-CREF
TIAA-CREF
Teachers Insurance and Annuity Association – College Retirement Equities Fund is a Fortune 100 financial services organization that is the leading retirement provider for people who work in the academic, research, medical and cultural fields...
and CSX Corporation
CSX Corporation
CSX Corporation was formed in 1980 by the merger of Chessie System and Seaboard Coast Line Industries and eventually merged the various railroads owned by those predecessors into a single line that became known as CSX Transportation. Based in Richmond, Virginia, USA after the merger, in 2003...
, and as a trustee of The Brookings Institution, Bancroft NeuroHealth, and the National Bureau of Economic Research
National Bureau of Economic Research
The National Bureau of Economic Research is an American private nonprofit research organization "committed to undertaking and disseminating unbiased economic research among public policymakers, business professionals, and the academic community." The NBER is well known for providing start and end...
, where she is currently chairperson.