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Alan Winters
Alan Winters is a Professor of Economics at the University of Sussex and Chief Economist at the Department for International Development.
Alan Winters is a Professor of Economics at the University of Sussex and Chief Economist at the Department for International Development.
Albert J. Meyer (economist)
Albert Julius Meyer (14 May 1919 – 31 October 1983) was an American economist who taught at Harvard University for 28 years.
Albert Julius Meyer (14 May 1919 – 31 October 1983) was an American economist who taught at Harvard University for 28 years.
Albert O. Hirschman
Albert Otto Hirschman is an influential economist who has authored several books on political economy and political ideology.
Albert Otto Hirschman is an influential economist who has authored several books on political economy and political ideology.
Alexander Gerschenkron
Alexander Gerschenkron was a Russian-born American Jewish economic historian and professor in Harvard, trained in the Austrian School of economics.
Alexander Gerschenkron was a Russian-born American Jewish economic historian and professor in Harvard, trained in the Austrian School of economics.
Alice Amsden
Alice Amsden is researcher in the field of heterodox political economy.
Alice Amsden is researcher in the field of heterodox political economy.
Anthony Shorrocks
Anthony Shorrocks is a notable Development Economist.
Anthony Shorrocks is a notable Development Economist.
Anthony Thirlwall
Tony Thirlwall is Professor of Applied Economics at the University of Kent.
Tony Thirlwall is Professor of Applied Economics at the University of Kent.
Arthur Lewis (economist)
Sir William Arthur Lewis was a Saint Lucian economist well known for his contributions in the field of economic development.
Sir William Arthur Lewis was a Saint Lucian economist well known for his contributions in the field of economic development.
Celso Furtado
Celso Monteiro Furtado (Pombal, Paraíba, Northeast of Brazil, July 26, 1920 – Rio de Janeiro, November 20, 2004) was an important Brazilian economist and one of the most distinguished intellectu...
Celso Monteiro Furtado (Pombal, Paraíba, Northeast of Brazil, July 26, 1920 – Rio de Janeiro, November 20, 2004) was an important Brazilian economist and one of the most distinguished intellectu...
Daniel Thorner
Daniel Thorner was an American-born economist known for his work on agricultural economics and Indian economic history.
Daniel Thorner was an American-born economist known for his work on agricultural economics and Indian economic history.
Dean Karlan
Dean Karlan is a Professor of Economics at Yale University and a Research Fellow at the Abdul Latif Jameel Poverty Action Lab at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
Dean Karlan is a Professor of Economics at Yale University and a Research Fellow at the Abdul Latif Jameel Poverty Action Lab at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
Debraj Ray
Debraj Ray (born 3 September 1957) is an Indian-American economist specialized in development economics and game theory.
Debraj Ray (born 3 September 1957) is an Indian-American economist specialized in development economics and game theory.
Deepak Lal
Deepak Lal (born 1940 in Lahore) is a British development economist of Indian origin who was once a junior member of India's diplomatic corps.
Deepak Lal (born 1940 in Lahore) is a British development economist of Indian origin who was once a junior member of India's diplomatic corps.
Dudley Seers
Dudley Seers (1920–1983) was a British economist who specialised in development economics.
Dudley Seers (1920–1983) was a British economist who specialised in development economics.
Erik S. Reinert
Erik Steenfeldt Reinert is a Norwegian economist, with development economics and economic history as his specialties.
Erik Steenfeldt Reinert is a Norwegian economist, with development economics and economic history as his specialties.
Esther Duflo
Esther Duflo (born October 25, 1972) is a French economist, Co-Founder and Director of the Abdul Latif Jameel Poverty Action Lab, and Professor of Poverty Alleviation and Development Economics a...
Esther Duflo (born October 25, 1972) is a French economist, Co-Founder and Director of the Abdul Latif Jameel Poverty Action Lab, and Professor of Poverty Alleviation and Development Economics a...
Finn Tarp
Finn Tarp (1951-present) is a Danish Professor of Development Economics at the University of Copenhagen (where he completed his MSc and PhD) and Director of UN University-WIDER, Helsinki, Finland.
Finn Tarp (1951-present) is a Danish Professor of Development Economics at the University of Copenhagen (where he completed his MSc and PhD) and Director of UN University-WIDER, Helsinki, Finland.
Frances Stewart
Frances Julia Stewart (born 4 August 1940, Kendal) is Professor of Development Economics and Director of the Centre for Research on Inequality, Human Security and Ethnicity (CRISE), University o...
Frances Julia Stewart (born 4 August 1940, Kendal) is Professor of Development Economics and Director of the Centre for Research on Inequality, Human Security and Ethnicity (CRISE), University o...
Ghulam Mohey-ud-din
Ghulam Mohey-ud-din ( ; (April 22, 1979 - alive), M. Phil, Economics) also spelt as Ghulam Moheyuddin, Ghulam Mohi-ud-din, Ghulam Mohy-ud-din, Ghulam Mohiuddin & Ghulam Mohyuddin
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Ghulam Mohey-ud-din ( ; (April 22, 1979 - alive), M. Phil, Economics) also spelt as Ghulam Moheyuddin, Ghulam Mohi-ud-din, Ghulam Mohy-ud-din, Ghulam Mohiuddin & Ghulam Mohyuddin
Is a Pakista...
Graciela Chichilnisky
An Argentine American mathematical economist, Graciela Chichilnisky is an expert on climate change.
An Argentine American mathematical economist, Graciela Chichilnisky is an expert on climate change.
Gunnar Myrdal
Karl Gunnar Myrdal was a Swedish Nobel Laureate economist, sociologist, and politician.
Karl Gunnar Myrdal was a Swedish Nobel Laureate economist, sociologist, and politician.
Gustav Ranis
Gustav Ranis is a leading development economist.
Gustav Ranis is a leading development economist.
Ha-Joon Chang
Ha-Joon Chang (Korean: 장하준, Hanja: 張夏准, b. South Korea in 1963) is one of the leading heterodox economists and institutional economists specialising in development economics.
Ha-Joon Chang (Korean: 장하준, Hanja: 張夏准, b. South Korea in 1963) is one of the leading heterodox economists and institutional economists specialising in development economics.
Hans Singer
Sir Hans Wolfgang Singer (29 November 1910 – 26 February 2006) was a development economist best known for the Singer-Prebisch thesis, which states that the terms of trade move against prod...
Sir Hans Wolfgang Singer (29 November 1910 – 26 February 2006) was a development economist best known for the Singer-Prebisch thesis, which states that the terms of trade move against prod...
Hernando de Soto Polar
Hernando de Soto is a Peruvian economist known for his work on the informal economy and on the importance of business and property rights.
Hernando de Soto is a Peruvian economist known for his work on the informal economy and on the importance of business and property rights.
Hollis B. Chenery
Hollis Burnley Chenery was an American economist well known for his pioneering contribution in the field of development economics.
Hollis Burnley Chenery was an American economist well known for his pioneering contribution in the field of development economics.
Ian Livingstone (economist)
Ian Livingstone (1933-2001) was a noted British development economist.
Ian Livingstone (1933-2001) was a noted British development economist.
Inge Kaul
Inge Kaul is adjunct professor at the Hertie School of Governance, Berlin, Germany and advisor to various governmental, multilateral and non-profit organizations on policy options to meet gl...
Inge Kaul is adjunct professor at the Hertie School of Governance, Berlin, Germany and advisor to various governmental, multilateral and non-profit organizations on policy options to meet gl...
Irma Adelman
Irma Glicman Adelman (born 14 March 1930 in Chernivtsi) is a Professor of Agricultural and Resource Economics in the Graduate School at the University of California, Berkeley.
Irma Glicman Adelman (born 14 March 1930 in Chernivtsi) is a Professor of Agricultural and Resource Economics in the Graduate School at the University of California, Berkeley.
Jacob Schmookler
Jacob Schmookler was the first economist successfully to explore statistically the economics of technological innovation at a detailed industry level.
Jacob Schmookler was the first economist successfully to explore statistically the economics of technological innovation at a detailed industry level.
Jeffrey G. Williamson
Jeffrey Gale Williamson is the Laird Bell Professor of Economics and an Honorary Fellow in the Department of Economics at the University of Wisconsin, Research Associate at the National Bure...
Jeffrey Gale Williamson is the Laird Bell Professor of Economics and an Honorary Fellow in the Department of Economics at the University of Wisconsin, Research Associate at the National Bure...
Jeffrey Sachs
Jeffrey David Sachs is an American economist and Director of The Earth Institute at Columbia University.
Jeffrey David Sachs is an American economist and Director of The Earth Institute at Columbia University.
Jeni Klugman
Jeni Klugman is a development economists.
Jeni Klugman is a development economists.
Johannes de Villiers Graaff
Johannes de Villiers Graaff (also known as Jan de Van Graaff) is a neoclassical South African welfare economist and former chairman of Nedbank.
Johannes de Villiers Graaff (also known as Jan de Van Graaff) is a neoclassical South African welfare economist and former chairman of Nedbank.
John Harry Dunning
John Harry Dunning, OBE (June 26, 1927 – January 29, 2009) was a British economist.
John Harry Dunning, OBE (June 26, 1927 – January 29, 2009) was a British economist.
John Luke Gallup
John Luke Gallup is an American economist.
John Luke Gallup is an American economist.
John Weeks (economist)
Professor John Weeks BSc (Texas) MSc PhD (Michigan) is a Professor Emeritus of the School of Oriental and African Studies of the University of London and a development economist.
Professor John Weeks BSc (Texas) MSc PhD (Michigan) is a Professor Emeritus of the School of Oriental and African Studies of the University of London and a development economist.
Joseph Schumpeter
Joseph Alois Schumpeter was an Austrian-Hungarian-American economist and political scientist.
Joseph Alois Schumpeter was an Austrian-Hungarian-American economist and political scientist.
Joseph Stiglitz
Joseph Eugene Stiglitz, ForMemRS, FBA, is an American economist and a professor at Columbia University.
Joseph Eugene Stiglitz, ForMemRS, FBA, is an American economist and a professor at Columbia University.
K. N. Raj
Kakkadan Nandanath Raj (കെ.എൻ. രാജ്; 13 May 1924 – 10 February 2010) was born in Thrissur district, the Cultural Capital of Kerala.
Kakkadan Nandanath Raj (കെ.എൻ. രാജ്; 13 May 1924 – 10 February 2010) was born in Thrissur district, the Cultural Capital of Kerala.
Kurt Mandelbaum
Kurt Mandelbaum (1904 – 1995) was an economist well known for his pioneering contribution in the field of the economics of development.
Kurt Mandelbaum (1904 – 1995) was an economist well known for his pioneering contribution in the field of the economics of development.
Lal Jayawardena
Lal R. Jayawardena was a noted Sri Lankan economist and diplomat.
Lal R. Jayawardena was a noted Sri Lankan economist and diplomat.
Mahbub ul Haq
Mahbub ul Haq, PhD, was a Pakistani economist and professor of Micro-economics at the Karachi University who is well known to be the pioneer of Human development theory, and the founder of the H...
Mahbub ul Haq, PhD, was a Pakistani economist and professor of Micro-economics at the Karachi University who is well known to be the pioneer of Human development theory, and the founder of the H...
Maitreesh Ghatak
Maitreesh Ghatak (born February 7, 1968) is a Professor of Economics at the London School of Economics.
Maitreesh Ghatak (born February 7, 1968) is a Professor of Economics at the London School of Economics.
Michael Lipton
Michael Lipton FBA (1937 - ) is an economist specialising in rural poverty in developing countries, including issues relating to land reform and urban bias.
Michael Lipton FBA (1937 - ) is an economist specialising in rural poverty in developing countries, including issues relating to land reform and urban bias.
Michael Todaro
Michael P. Todaro is an American economist and a pioneer in the field of development economics.
Michael P. Todaro is an American economist and a pioneer in the field of development economics.
Nancy Birdsall
Nancy Birdsall (born February 6, 1946) is the founding president of the Center for Global Development (CGD) in Washington, DC, USA, and former executive vice-president of the Inter-American Deve...
Nancy Birdsall (born February 6, 1946) is the founding president of the Center for Global Development (CGD) in Washington, DC, USA, and former executive vice-president of the Inter-American Deve...
Partha Dasgupta
Professor Sir Partha Sarathi Dasgupta, FRS, FBA (born November 17, 1942), is the Frank Ramsey Professor of Economics at the University of Cambridge, United Kingdom; Fellow of St John's College, ...
Professor Sir Partha Sarathi Dasgupta, FRS, FBA (born November 17, 1942), is the Frank Ramsey Professor of Economics at the University of Cambridge, United Kingdom; Fellow of St John's College, ...
Paul Rosenstein-Rodan
Paul Narcyz Rosenstein-Rodan (1902 – 1985) was an Austrian economist born in Kraków, who was trained in the Austrian tradition under Hans Mayer in Vienna.
Paul Narcyz Rosenstein-Rodan (1902 – 1985) was an Austrian economist born in Kraków, who was trained in the Austrian tradition under Hans Mayer in Vienna.
Paul Streeten
Paul Streeten (born 1917 in Austria) is an economics professor.
Paul Streeten (born 1917 in Austria) is an economics professor.
Peter Ady
Peter Honorine Ady (1914–2004) was an Oxford economist.
Peter Honorine Ady (1914–2004) was an Oxford economist.
Peter Thomas Bauer
Peter Thomas Bauer, Baron Bauer (6 November 1915, Budapest - 2 May 2002, London) was a developmental economist.
Peter Thomas Bauer, Baron Bauer (6 November 1915, Budapest - 2 May 2002, London) was a developmental economist.
Phil Leeson
Phil Leeson (1925-2004) was a development economist and Communist activist.
Phil Leeson (1925-2004) was a development economist and Communist activist.
Pranab Bardhan
Pranab Kumar Bardhan is Professor of Economics at the University of California, Berkeley.
Pranab Kumar Bardhan is Professor of Economics at the University of California, Berkeley.
Prasanta Chandra Mahalanobis
Prasanta Chandra Mahalanobis FRS (প্রশান্ত চন্দ্র মহলানবিস) (29 June 1893 – 28 June 1972) was an Indian scientist and applied statistician.
Prasanta Chandra Mahalanobis FRS (প্রশান্ত চন্দ্র মহলানবিস) (29 June 1893 – 28 June 1972) was an Indian scientist and applied statistician.
Rachel Glennerster
Rachel Glennerster is the current Executive Director of the Abdul Latif Jameel Poverty Action Lab (J-PAL) at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
Rachel Glennerster is the current Executive Director of the Abdul Latif Jameel Poverty Action Lab (J-PAL) at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
Ragnar Nurkse
Ragnar Nurkse (, Käru, Estonia - 6 May 1959, near Lake Geneva, Switzerland) was an Estonian international economist and policy maker mainly in the fields of international finance and economic de...
Ragnar Nurkse (, Käru, Estonia - 6 May 1959, near Lake Geneva, Switzerland) was an Estonian international economist and policy maker mainly in the fields of international finance and economic de...
Raúl Prebisch
Raúl Prebisch (April 17, 1901April 29, 1986) was an Argentine economist known for his contribution to structuralist economics, in particular the Singer–Prebisch thesis that formed the basis of e...
Raúl Prebisch (April 17, 1901April 29, 1986) was an Argentine economist known for his contribution to structuralist economics, in particular the Singer–Prebisch thesis that formed the basis of e...
Richard Jolly
Richard Jolly is a leading development economist.
Richard Jolly is a leading development economist.
Robert M. Townsend
Robert M. Townsend (born April 23, 1948) is an American economist and professor, the Elizabeth and James Killian Professor of Economics at Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
Robert M. Townsend (born April 23, 1948) is an American economist and professor, the Elizabeth and James Killian Professor of Economics at Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
Robert Wade (development scholar)
Robert Hunter Wade is a New Zealand born Professor of Political Economy and Development at the Development Studies Institute, London School of Economics.
Robert Hunter Wade is a New Zealand born Professor of Political Economy and Development at the Development Studies Institute, London School of Economics.
Ronald Findlay
Ronald E. Findlay is the Ragnar Nurkse Professor of Economics at Columbia University, New York.
Ronald E. Findlay is the Ragnar Nurkse Professor of Economics at Columbia University, New York.
Sanjay Jain
Sanjay Jain is a lecturer at the University of Cambridge with research interest in development economics.
Sanjay Jain is a lecturer at the University of Cambridge with research interest in development economics.
Sanjaya Lall
Sanjaya Lall (13 December 1940 - 18 June 2005) was a development economist, Professor of Economics and Fellow of Green College, Oxford University.
Sanjaya Lall (13 December 1940 - 18 June 2005) was a development economist, Professor of Economics and Fellow of Green College, Oxford University.
Simon Kuznets
Simon Smith Kuznets (; ; April 30, 1901 – July 8, 1985) was a Russian American economist at the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania who won the 1971 Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic...
Simon Smith Kuznets (; ; April 30, 1901 – July 8, 1985) was a Russian American economist at the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania who won the 1971 Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic...
Stefan Dercon
Stefan Dercon is a notable Micro-Development Economist who has, since 2004, been a Professor of Development Economics at Oxford University and a Fellow of Wolfson College.
Stefan Dercon is a notable Micro-Development Economist who has, since 2004, been a Professor of Development Economics at Oxford University and a Fellow of Wolfson College.
Stephany Griffith-Jones
Stephany Griffith-Jones is an economist specialising in international finance and development, with emphasis on reform of the international financial system, specifically in relation to financia...
Stephany Griffith-Jones is an economist specialising in international finance and development, with emphasis on reform of the international financial system, specifically in relation to financia...
Stephen C. Smith
Stephen C. Smith (born 1955) is an economist, author, and educator.
Stephen C. Smith (born 1955) is an economist, author, and educator.
Tran Van Tho
Trần Văn Thọ is a Vietnamese former economic advisor to the Japanese government, head of a major Japanese bank’s ODA assessment committee, and a professor of economics at the faculty of Social S...
Trần Văn Thọ is a Vietnamese former economic advisor to the Japanese government, head of a major Japanese bank’s ODA assessment committee, and a professor of economics at the faculty of Social S...
Vernon Wesley Ruttan
Vernon Wesley Ruttan (1924–2008) was a well-known development economist at the University of Minnesota, where he was Regents Professor Emeritus in the Departments of Economics and Applied Economics.
Vernon Wesley Ruttan (1924–2008) was a well-known development economist at the University of Minnesota, where he was Regents Professor Emeritus in the Departments of Economics and Applied Economics.
William Easterly
William Russell Easterly is an American economist, specializing in economic growth and foreign aid.
William Russell Easterly is an American economist, specializing in economic growth and foreign aid.
Zanny Minton Beddoes
Zanny Minton Beddoes is the Economics editor for the Economist.
Zanny Minton Beddoes is the Economics editor for the Economist.