Fox, Karl August, 1917-....

Fox was born and raised in Salt Lake City, attended the University of Utah, University of California at Berkeley, and Columbia University, and had a career in applied econometrics.

From the description of The Karl A. Fox papers. 1917-1941. (University of Utah). WorldCat record id: 54791463

Karl A. Fox, professor of economics and chair of the Economics Department, Iowa State University, 1955-1972. B.A. in English, University of Utah, 1937; M.A. in Sociology, University of Utah, 1938, Ph. D. in Economics, University of California at Berkeley, 1954. Worked with the U.S. War Food Administration, 1942 and the U.S. Bureau of Agricultural Economics, 1944-1955.

Fox has conducted innovative research in urban and regional economics, demand analysis, functional economic areas, theory of economic policy, resource allocation in non-market institutions, and social systems accounting. His economic modelling research has shaped the broader realm of social science in areas such as urban-regional interdependence and relations between agriculture and the non-farm economy.

From the description of Papers, 1917-1991. (Iowa State University). WorldCat record id: 32286597