ECONOMIST
Avinash Dixit
1944 - Today

Avinash Dixit
Avinash Kamalakar Dixit (born 6 August 1944) is an Indian-American economist. He is the John J. F. Sherrerd '52 University Professor of Economics Emeritus at Princeton University, and has been distinguished adjunct professor of economics at Lingnan University (Hong Kong), senior research fellow at Nuffield College, Oxford and Sanjaya Lall Senior Visiting Research Fellow at Green Templeton College, Oxford. Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Avinash Dixit is the 376th most popular economist (up from 377th in 2019), the 934th most popular biography from India (down from 916th in 2019) and the 5th most popular Indian Economist.
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Among ECONOMISTS
Among economists, Avinash Dixit ranks 376 out of 414. Before him are Pier Carlo Padoan, Paul Craig Roberts, Ha-Joon Chang, Sevil Shhaideh, Richard Florida, and Urjit Patel. After him are Daniele Archibugi, Carmen Reinhart, Kenneth Rogoff, Mohammad Sabah Al-Salem Al-Sabah, Zyta Gilowska, and Michael Albert.
Most Popular Economists in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsPier Carlo Padoan
1950 - Present
HPI: 51.61
Rank: 370
Paul Craig Roberts
1939 - Present
HPI: 51.38
Rank: 371
Ha-Joon Chang
1963 - Present
HPI: 51.33
Rank: 372
Sevil Shhaideh
1964 - Present
HPI: 51.24
Rank: 373
Richard Florida
1957 - Present
HPI: 51.24
Rank: 374
Urjit Patel
1963 - Present
HPI: 50.93
Rank: 375
Avinash Dixit
1944 - Present
HPI: 50.91
Rank: 376
Daniele Archibugi
1958 - Present
HPI: 50.77
Rank: 377
Carmen Reinhart
1955 - Present
HPI: 50.53
Rank: 378
Kenneth Rogoff
1953 - Present
HPI: 50.02
Rank: 379
Mohammad Sabah Al-Salem Al-Sabah
1955 - Present
HPI: 49.99
Rank: 380
Zyta Gilowska
1949 - 2016
HPI: 49.98
Rank: 381
Michael Albert
1947 - Present
HPI: 49.94
Rank: 382
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1944, Avinash Dixit ranks 682. Before him are Krystyna Kuperberg, Jeffrey A. Hoffman, Gennady Yevryuzhikhin, Saira Banu, James van Hoften, and Barrie M. Osborne. After him are Peter Giles, Loren Shriver, Petra Roth, Giorgi Sichinava, David Lindley, and Anand Satyanand.
Others Born in 1944
Go to all RankingsKrystyna Kuperberg
MATHEMATICIAN
1944 - Present
HPI: 51.19
Rank: 676
Jeffrey A. Hoffman
ASTRONAUT
1944 - Present
HPI: 51.16
Rank: 677
Gennady Yevryuzhikhin
SOCCER PLAYER
1944 - 1998
HPI: 51.09
Rank: 678
Saira Banu
ACTOR
1944 - Present
HPI: 51.06
Rank: 679
James van Hoften
ASTRONAUT
1944 - Present
HPI: 51.00
Rank: 680
Barrie M. Osborne
FILM DIRECTOR
1944 - Present
HPI: 50.98
Rank: 681
Avinash Dixit
ECONOMIST
1944 - Present
HPI: 50.91
Rank: 682
Peter Giles
MUSICIAN
1944 - Present
HPI: 50.90
Rank: 683
Loren Shriver
ASTRONAUT
1944 - Present
HPI: 50.77
Rank: 684
Petra Roth
POLITICIAN
1944 - Present
HPI: 50.76
Rank: 685
Giorgi Sichinava
SOCCER PLAYER
1944 - Present
HPI: 50.72
Rank: 686
David Lindley
MUSICIAN
1944 - 2023
HPI: 50.69
Rank: 687
Anand Satyanand
POLITICIAN
1944 - Present
HPI: 50.55
Rank: 688
In India
Among people born in India, Avinash Dixit ranks 934 out of 1,861. Before him are Subramanian Swamy (1939), Joseph Parecattil (1912), Amit Shah (1964), Ravi Zacharias (1946), Sumitra Mahajan (1943), and Arvind Kejriwal (1968). After him are Daulat Singh Kothari (1906), Dipali Barthakur (1941), Govinda (1963), Kanu Sanyal (1928), Ambika (1963), and Nirupa Roy (1931).
Others born in India
Go to all RankingsSubramanian Swamy
POLITICIAN
1939 - Present
HPI: 51.06
Rank: 928
Joseph Parecattil
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1912 - 1987
HPI: 51.04
Rank: 929
Amit Shah
POLITICIAN
1964 - Present
HPI: 51.02
Rank: 930
Ravi Zacharias
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1946 - 2020
HPI: 50.99
Rank: 931
Sumitra Mahajan
POLITICIAN
1943 - Present
HPI: 50.92
Rank: 932
Arvind Kejriwal
POLITICIAN
1968 - Present
HPI: 50.91
Rank: 933
Avinash Dixit
ECONOMIST
1944 - Present
HPI: 50.91
Rank: 934
Daulat Singh Kothari
PHYSICIST
1906 - 1993
HPI: 50.90
Rank: 935
Dipali Barthakur
SINGER
1941 - 2018
HPI: 50.83
Rank: 936
Govinda
ACTOR
1963 - Present
HPI: 50.77
Rank: 937
Kanu Sanyal
POLITICIAN
1928 - 2010
HPI: 50.76
Rank: 938
Ambika
ACTOR
1963 - Present
HPI: 50.74
Rank: 939
Nirupa Roy
ACTOR
1931 - 2004
HPI: 50.72
Rank: 940
Among ECONOMISTS In India
Among economists born in India, Avinash Dixit ranks 5. Before him are Amartya Sen (1933), Mahbub ul Haq (1934), Abhijit Banerjee (1961), and Jagdish Bhagwati (1934). After him are Kshama Sawant (1973), Bina Agarwal (1951), Raghuram Rajan (1963), and Gita Gopinath (1971).
Amartya Sen
1933 - Present
HPI: 73.57
Rank: 1
Mahbub ul Haq
1934 - 1998
HPI: 60.62
Rank: 2
Abhijit Banerjee
1961 - Present
HPI: 56.39
Rank: 3
Jagdish Bhagwati
1934 - Present
HPI: 53.06
Rank: 4
Avinash Dixit
1944 - Present
HPI: 50.91
Rank: 5
Kshama Sawant
1973 - Present
HPI: 47.41
Rank: 6
Bina Agarwal
1951 - Present
HPI: 45.70
Rank: 7
Raghuram Rajan
1963 - Present
HPI: 45.02
Rank: 8
Gita Gopinath
1971 - Present
HPI: 44.54
Rank: 9