The Larry Parlett Professor of Economics. Dr. Booth is a consultant for public agencies on market alternatives. He has received awards from the National Science Foundation, Danforth Foundation and the Ford Foundation. Dr. Booth was awarded the Eliot Jones Award by the Western Economic Association for his research on U.S. investment in Latin America. Whittier College, Bachelor of Arts The Claremont Graduate University, Master of Arts University of California, Los Angeles, Ph.D. in Economics