Robert Marion Clawson (August 10, 1905 – April 12, 1998) was an American agricultural economist. He worked for the

United States Department of Agriculture The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) is the United States federal executive departments, federal executive department responsible for developing and executing federal laws related to farming, forestry, rural economic development, ...

from 1929 to 1946. In 1948, he became the second director of the

Bureau of Land Management The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) is an agency within the United States Department of the Interior responsible for administering federal lands. Headquartered in Washington DC, and with oversight over , it governs one eighth of the country's la ...

, where he served until 1953. Clawson spent 1953–1955 in

Israel Israel (; he, יִשְׂרָאֵל, ; ar, إِسْرَائِيل, ), officially the State of Israel ( he, מְדִינַת יִשְׂרָאֵל, label=none, translit=Medīnat Yīsrāʾēl; ), is a country in Western Asia. It is situated ...

as a member of the Economic Advisory Staff, a group of American economists who were invited to Israel by

David Ben-Gurion David Ben-Gurion ( ; he, דָּוִד בֶּן-גּוּרִיּוֹן ; born David Grün; 16 October 1886 – 1 December 1973) was the primary national founder of the State of Israel and the first prime minister of Israel. Adopting the name ...

. He spent the rest of his career at

Resources for the Future Resources for the Future (RFF) is an American nonprofit organization, founded in 1952 that conducts independent research into environmental, energy, and natural resource issues, primarily via economics and other social sciences. Headquartered in ...

. During his 20 years at Resources for the Future, Clawson worked on forestry resources and policy. He was active with the organization at the time of his death at age 92.

Personal life

In 1973 Clawson married Nora McGirr Roots, daughter of Ernest McGirr.

Selected publications

* ''Forests for Whom and for What?'' * ''New Deal Planning : The National Resources Planning Board'' * ''From Sagebrush to Sage : The Making of a Natural Resource Economist'' * ''The Economics of Outdoor Recreation'' * ''The Agricultural Potential of the Middle East''

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Clawson, Marion 1905 births 1998 deaths People from Elko, Nevada 20th-century American economists University of Nevada alumni Harvard University alumni Economists from Nevada Bureau of Land Management personnel Resources for the Future American expatriates in Israel