W. Arthur Lewis
Saint Lucian economist and Nobel laureate (1915–1991) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Sir William Arthur Lewis (23 January 1915 – 15 June 1991) was a Saint Lucian economist and the James Madison Professor of Political Economy at Princeton University.[2] Lewis was known for his contributions in the field of economic development. In 1979, he was awarded the Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences.
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Born | William Arthur Lewis (1915-01-23)23 January 1915 |
Died | 15 June 1991(1991-06-15) (aged 76) |
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Alma mater | London School of Economics |
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Spouse | Gladys Jacobs Lewis (m. 1947) |
Children | 2 daughters[1] |
Relatives | Allen Montgomery Lewis (brother) |
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 |
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