Nourse, Hugh O.

YEARS IN THE DEPARTMENT:

1964-1971

RESEARCH INTEREST:

Urban and Regional Economics

BIOSKETCH:

Hugh Oliver Nourse was born in Brooklyn, New York in 1933. He and his family moved to St. Louis when he was young, where Dr. Nourse would complete his undergraduate degree at Washington University in 1955. He received his doctorate from the University of Chicago in 1962, and assumed an assistant professorship position at Washington University upon completing his degree.

Dr. Nourse came to the University of Illinois in 1964, and became a full professor in 1968. His research during this time focused on real estate and regional economics; while at Illinois, Nourse wrote the textbook “Regional Economics” which would go on to be the standard textbook for undergraduates studying the field.

Dr. Nourse left Illinois in 1971 to move back to St. Louis, where he would take up a professorship at the University of Missouri’s St. Louis campus. In 1978, he moved again to the University of Georgia at Athens, where he became a standout professor in their MBA program. He retired from teaching in 1995.

Since his retirement, Dr. Nourse and his wife Carol have devoted themselves to researching and photographing wildflowers in the state of Georgia. Together, they have written four books on the subject, and their photos have circulated widely among many different publications. The couple has remained active in numerous botanical organizations in their retirement.

PHD:

University of Chicago, 1962

SELECTED PUBLICATIONS:

Nourse, Hugh O. Regional Economics: A Study in the Economic Structure, Stability, and Growth of Regions. New York: McGraw-Hill, 1968. Print.
Bish, Robert L, and Hugh O. Nourse. Urban Economics and Policy Analysis. New York: McGraw-Hill, 1975. Print.
Nourse, Hugh O. The Effect of Public Policy on Housing Markets. Lexington, Mass: Lexington Books, 1973. Print.
Broome, Carroll D, and Hugh O. Nourse. Default Experience of the Fha Graduated-Payment Mortgage. Washington, D.C: Federal Home Loan Bank Board, Office of Policy and Economic Research, 1989. Print.
Nourse, Hugh O. Managerial Real Estate: Corporate Real Estate Asset Management. Englewood Cliffs, N.J: Prentice-Hall, 1990. Print.

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