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...

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...

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...

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....

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...

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...