Clair Wilcox

American economist

Clair Wilcox (1898 – 1970) was an American economist.^[1] He was on the faculty of Swarthmore College from 1927 to 1968. He chaired the International Trade Conference, which resulted in the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade.^[2]

Wilcox was born in Cuba, New York, and obtained his B.S. and Ph.D. from the University of Pennsylvania. Before going to Swarthmore, Wilcox taught at Lafayette, Ohio Wesleyan and the University of Pennsylvania. Two of his most important works are: Competition and Monopoly in American Industry and Toward Social Welfare.^[3]^[4] He wrote a monumental book on government regulation of business, Public Policies Toward Business.

Wilcox was married to Florence Ruth Chapman, and had two daughters, Andrea and Carolyn (later known as Caroly Wilcox). After his first wife died in 1954,^[5] he remarried, to Marcia Lincoln Wallace. He died in 1970, aged 72 years, while traveling in Tucson, Arizona.^[6]

References

^ "Clair Wilcox, 72, Economic Adviser". The New York Times. 1971-01-01. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2021-01-13.
^ Wilcox, Clair (1949). A Charter for World Trade. New York: The Macmillan Company. Retrieved 4 March 2023 – via Internet Archive.
^ Wilcox, Clair (1941). Competition and Monopoly in American Industry, Temporary National Economic Committee, Monograph No. 21. Washington, DC: United States Government Printing Office. Retrieved 4 March 2023.
^ Wilcox, Clair (1969). Toward Social Welfare: an Analysis of Programs and Proposals Attacking Poverty, Insecurity, and Inequality of Opportunity. Homewood, Ill.: R. D. Irwin. Retrieved 4 March 2023.
^ "Mrs. Wilcox Dies in Swarthmore". The Philadelphia Inquirer. 1954-05-19. p. 39. Retrieved 2021-01-13 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Dr. Clair Wilcox, dies at 72". Delaware County Daily Times. 1971-01-02. p. 4. Retrieved 2021-01-13 – via Newspapers.com.