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Joan Robinson

1903 - 1983

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Joan Violet Robinson (née Maurice; 31 October 1903 – 5 August 1983) was a British economist known for her wide-ranging contributions to economic theory. One of the most prominent economists of the century, Robinson incarnated the "Cambridge School" in most of its guises in the 20th century. She started out as a Marshallian, became one of the earliest and most ardent Keynesians after 1936, and ended up as a leader of the neo-Ricardian and post-Keynesian schools. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Joan Robinson is the 201st most popular economist (down from 119th in 2019), the 2,077th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 985th in 2019) and the 30th most popular British Economist.

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Among ECONOMISTS

Among economists, Joan Robinson ranks 201 out of 414. Before her are Benjamin Tucker, Clément Juglar, John Bates Clark, Pierre Leroux, Sidney Webb, 1st Baron Passfield, and Lujo Brentano. After her are Alvin Hansen, Lars Peter Hansen, Gustave de Molinari, Israel Kirzner, Paul Milgrom, and Paul Douglas.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1903, Joan Robinson ranks 128. Before her are Richard Thomalla, Howard P. Robertson, Yeshayahu Leibowitz, W. Ross Ashby, Barbara Hepworth, and Walker Evans. After her are Dolores Costello, Flaminio Bertoni, Bartel Leendert van der Waerden, Boris Blacher, Cigerxwîn, and Vladimir Jankélévitch. Among people deceased in 1983, Joan Robinson ranks 84. Before her are Tino Rossi, Artemio Franchi, Shizo Kanakuri, Marcel Dalio, Eric Hoffer, and Louison Bobet. After her are Bernard Vukas, Hennes Weisweiler, Rebecca West, Donald Maclean, Corrie ten Boom, and Ibrahim Abboud.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Joan Robinson ranks 2,077 out of 8,785. Before her are Philippa Foot (1920), Effie Gray (1828), Chris Martin (1977), James Wolfe (1727), William Hamilton (1730), and Edward Cave (1691). After her are Eric Knight (1897), Julian of Norwich (1342), Lytton Strachey (1880), Malo (487), Edward Grey, 1st Viscount Grey of Fallodon (1862), and June Almeida (1930).

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Among ECONOMISTS In United Kingdom

Among economists born in United Kingdom, Joan Robinson ranks 30. Before her are Angus Deaton (1945), Harriet Martineau (1802), Henry Sidgwick (1838), Oliver Hart (1948), Kenneth E. Boulding (1910), and Sidney Webb, 1st Baron Passfield (1859). After her are Israel Kirzner (1930), James Steuart (1712), Mervyn King, Baron King of Lothbury (1948), Colin Clark (1905), Harold Laski (1893), and Roy Harrod (1900).

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