Joan Robinson

Joan Violet Robinson FBA (née Maurice; 31 October 1903 – 5 August 1983) was a British economist known for her wide-ranging contributions to economic theory. One of the most prominent economists of the century, Joan Robinson incarnated the "Cambridge School" in most of its guises in the 20th century: she started as a cutting-edge Marshallian and after 1936; as one of the earliest and most ardent Keynesians and finally as one of the leaders of the Neo-Ricardian and Post Keynesian schools.  Robinson's contributions to economics are far too numerous to elucidate fairly. Unlike most economists, she was not a "one idea" person, but rather made many many fundamental contributions to very different areas of economics. Robinson studied Karl Marx, later becoming a Maoist, and was a central figure in what became known as post-Keynesian economics.

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Joan Robinson
Robinson in 1973
Born	Joan Violet Maurice (1903-10-31)31 October 1903 Surrey, England
Died	5 August 1983(1983-08-05) (aged 79) Cambridge, England
Academic career
Field	Monetary economics
School or tradition	Post-Keynesian economics
Influences	Adam Smith, Karl Marx, John Maynard Keynes, Piero Sraffa, Michał Kalecki
Contributions	Joan Robinson's growth model Amoroso–Robinson relation Monopsony theory