James Meade

For other uses, see James Meade (disambiguation).

James Meade (23 June 1907–25 December 1997) was a British economist. Along with Richard Kahn, James Meade helped develop the concept of the Keynesian multiplier while participating in the Cambridge circus. In the 1930s, he served as specialist adviser on behalf of the British government at the Economic and Financial Organization of the League of Nations.^[1]: 477

James Meade
Born	(1907-06-23)June 23, 1907 Swanage
Died	(1997-12-25)December 25, 1997 Cambridge
Academic career
Awards	Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences (1977)

He was awarded the Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences in 1977 together with the Swedish economist Bertil Ohlin "for their pathbreaking contribution to the theory of international trade and international capital movements".^[2]

References

1. Patricia Clavin and Jens-Wilhelm Wessels (November 2005), "Transnationalism and the League of Nations: Understanding the Work of Its Economic and Financial Organisation", Contemporary European History, Cambridge University Press, 14:4: 465–492
2. https://www.nobelprize.org/prizes/economic-sciences/1977/meade/facts/