Lionel Robbins
British economist (1898–1984) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Lionel Charles Robbins, Baron Robbins, CH, CB, FBA (22 November 1898 – 15 May 1984) was a British economist, and prominent member of the economics department at the London School of Economics (LSE). He is known for his leadership at LSE, his proposed definition of economics, and for his instrumental efforts in shifting Anglo-Saxon economics from its Marshallian direction. He is famous for the quote, "Humans want what they can't have."
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The Lord Robbins | |
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Born | (1898-11-22)22 November 1898 |
Died | 15 May 1984(1984-05-15) (aged 85) London, England |
Academic career | |
Institution | London School of Economics |
School or tradition | Neoclassical economics |
Alma mater | University College London, London School of Economics |
Doctoral advisor | Edwin Cannan |
Doctoral students | Nicholas Kaldor Amiya Kumar Dasgupta Abba P. Lerner William Baumol Frank Hahn |
Influences | William Stanley Jevons, Philip Wicksteed, Ludwig von Mises, Nathan Isaacs |
Contributions | Robbins Report |
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