W. Arthur Lewis
W. Arthur Lewis | |
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| Born | William Arthur Lewis 23 January 1915 Castries, Saint Lucia, British Windward Islands |
| Died | 15 June 1991 (aged 76) |
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| Alma mater | London School of Economics |
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| Spouse | Gladys Jacobs Lewis (m. 1947) |
| Children | 2[1] |
| Awards | Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences (1979) |
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| Fields | Economics |
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| Thesis | The Economics of Loyalty Contracts (1940) |
| Doctoral advisor | Sir Arnold Plant |
Sir William Arthur Lewis (January 23, 1915 – June 15, 1991) was a Saint Lucian economist. He was the James Madison Professor of Political Economy at Princeton University.[2] Lewis was known for his works about economic development. In 1979, he won the Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences.
References
- ↑ "Lewis, W. Arthur" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 21 October 2013. Retrieved 17 July 2015.
- ↑ "Legacy of Nobel laureate Sir W. Arthur Lewis commemorated at Robertson Hall". Princeton University. Retrieved 29 May 2020.