bˈɔːɹn ɪn mˈɔːɹɡəntˌaʊn, wˈɛst vɜːdʒˈɪniə, tə pˈɛɹənts hˌuː wɜːɹ ˈɛdʒuːkˌeɪɾɚz, hiː ɐtˈɛndᵻd wˈɛst vɜːdʒˈɪniə jˌuːnɪvˈɜːsᵻɾi, ðə lˈʌndən skˈuːl ʌv ˌiːkənˈɑːmɪks ænd ɹᵻsˈiːvd ɐ pˌiːˈeɪtʃ.dˈiː. fɹʌm dˈuːk jˌuːnɪvˈɜːsᵻɾi.
Born in Morgantown, West Virginia, to parents who were educators, he attended West Virginia University, the London School of Economics and received a Ph.D. from Duke University.