Born: 1907-06-23 in Swanage, United Kingdom
Gender: male
Field: British economist (1907–1995)
James Edward Meade FBA was a British economist who made major contributions to the theory of international trade and welfare economics. Along with Richard Kahn, James Meade helped develop the concept of the Keynesian multiplier while participating in the Cambridge circus. In the 1930s, he served as specialist adviser on behalf of the British government at the Economic and Financial Organization of the League of Nations.
Awarded on: 1977-10-14
"for their pathbreaking contribution to the theory of international trade and international capital movements"
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