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Joan Robinson

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Biography

Name: Joan Violet Maurice Robinson
Birth Date: 1903
Death Date: 1983
Nationality: English
Gender: Female
Occupations: economist

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Biography of Joan Violet Maurice Robinson
909 words, approx. 3 pages
The English economist Joan Violet Maurice Robinson (née Maurice; 1903-1983) was one of the foremost economists of her generation and the most accomplished, productive, and eminent female economist. She stood as the leading heterodox or...


Quotations
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Joan Robinson Quotes
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Joan Robinson (1903-1983) was a British economist . Sourced "Progress is slow partly from mere intellectual inertia. In a subject where there is no agreed procedure for knocking out errors, doctrines have a long life. A professor teaches what he was...


Encyclopedia and Summary Information
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Robinson, Joan Violet, 1903–83 : Economics Topics
451 words, approx. 2 pages
UK economist, educated at Cambridge University where she met her husband Austin Robinson and taught in the Economics Faculty from 1929 to 1971, being appointed a professor in 1965. A passionate theorist and socialist, she made major contributions to...
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Robinson, Joan
316 words, approx. 1 pages
née Maurice (born October 31, 1903, Camberley, Surrey, England—died August 5, 1983, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire) British economist and academic who contributed to the development and furtherance of Keynesian economic theory. Joan Maurice...
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Robinson, Joan (Violet)
89 words, approx. 1 pages
(born Oct. 31, 1903, Camberley, Surrey, Eng.—died Aug. 5, 1983, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire) British economist. A professor at the University of Cambridge (1931–71), she helped develop Keynesian theory, establishing her reputation in 1933...
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Joan Robinson Information
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Joan Violet Robinson (October 31, 1903 in Surrey - August 5, 1983 in Cambridge) was a Marxist Keynesian economist who was well known for her knowledge of monetary economics and wide-ranging contributions to economic theory. She is the daughter of...


News and Journals
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Southern Economic Journal
The Joan Robinson Legacy. (book reviews)
10/01/1993: 1,022 words, approx. 3 pages
This volume starts with a lovely portrait (the frontispage) of Joan Robinson (circa 1970, I should guess) that perfectly captures her warmth, thoughtfulness, intelligence and beauty during the latter part of the period when I met her most frequently and knew her best....
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Journal of Economic Issues
Joan Robinson's Economics: A Centennial Celebration.(Book review)
12/01/2006: 646 words, approx. 2 pages
Joan Robinson's Economics: A Centennial Celebration, edited by Bill Gibson. Northhampton, MA: Edward Elgar, 2005. Hardback: ISBN 1 84376 932 8, $130.50. 416 pages. This is a welcome collection celebrating the work of a very important heterodox economist. The first part of...
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AP News
Captured inmates make court appearance
1/18/2008: 462 words, approx. 2 pages
Two inmates returned Friday to the scene of their daring Hollywood-style escape last month, which also led to the suicide of one of their guards.Shackled and surrounded by officers, Jose Espinosa, an admitted killer, and Otis Blunt, a robbery suspect, made their first court appearances...
 


 

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