▁life ▁and ▁education ▁Born ▁in ▁Cleveland , ▁Ohio ▁in ▁ 1 9 2 8 , ▁March ▁received ▁his ▁B . A . ▁from ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Wisconsin ▁at ▁Mad ison ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 5 ▁in ▁political ▁science . ▁He ▁received ▁his ▁M . A . ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 0 ▁and ▁Ph . D . ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 3 ▁from ▁Y ale ▁University , ▁both ▁in ▁political ▁science . ▁ ▁James ▁March ▁was ▁awarded ▁honor ary ▁doctor ate ▁from ▁numerous ▁univers ities : ▁▁▁ ▁C open hagen ▁Business ▁School ▁( then : ▁C open hagen ▁School ▁of ▁Econom ics ), ▁ 1 9 7 8 ▁ ▁H ank en ▁School ▁of ▁Econom ics ▁( H els ink i ), ▁ 1 9 7 9 ▁ ▁University ▁of ▁Wisconsin - Mil w au kee , ▁ 1 9 8 0 ▁ ▁University ▁of ▁Ber gen , ▁ 1 9 8 0 ; ▁ ▁( E conom ics ) ▁ ▁U pp s ala ▁University , ▁ 1 9 8 7 ; ▁( E k D h c , ▁Fac ulty ▁of ▁Social ▁Sciences ) ▁ ▁Hels ink i ▁School ▁of ▁Econom ics , ▁ 1 9 9 1 ▁ ▁Dublin ▁City ▁University , ▁ 1 9 9 4 ; ▁( E conom ics ) ▁ ▁Gö te borg ▁University , ▁ 1 9 9 8 ▁ ▁University ▁of ▁Po it iers , ▁ 2 0 0 1 ▁ ▁University ▁of ▁Tr ento , ▁ 2 0 0 0 ▁