Atkinson, Anthony Barnes

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ATKINSON, Anthony Barnes

ATKINSON, Anthony Barnes. British, b. 1944. Genres: Economics, Social commentary. Career: University of Essex, professor of economics, 1970-76; University College, London, professor and head of Dept. of Political Economy, 1976-79; London School of Economics, professor of economics, 1980-92; University of Cambridge, professor of political economy, 1992-94; Nuffield College, Oxford, warden, 1994-. Journal of Public Economics, editor, 1972-97. Publications: Poverty in Britain and the Reform of Social Security, 1969; Unequal Shares, 1972; The Economics of Inequality, 1975; (with A.J. Harrison) Distribution of Personal Wealth in Britain, 1978; (with J.E. Stiglitz) Lectures on Public Economics, 1980; Social Justice and Public Policy, 1983; (with A. Maynard and C. Trinder) Parents and Children, 1985; (with J. Micklewright) Unemployment Benefits and Unemployment Duration, 1988; Poverty and Social Security, 1989; (with J. Micklewright) The Distribution of Income in Eastern Europe, 1992; Public Economics in Action, 1995; Incomes and the Welfare State, 1996; Poverty in Europe, 1998; Economic Consequences of Rolling Back the Welfare State, 1999; Social Indicators, 2002. Address: Nuffield College, Oxford OX1 1NF, England.

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