He became a lecturer at the London School of Economics (LSE) later becoming Professor of Statistics. He wrote many papers and books on mathematical economics including the famous paper on A Reconsideration of the Theory of Value published in Economics in 1934 with Sir John Hicks. Other books include: Mathematical Analysis for Economists (1938), Statistics for Economists (1949), Mathematical Economics (1956), and Macroeconomic Theory (1967).
Allen was knighted in 1966 for his services to economics and became president of the Royal Statistical Society, who awarded him the Guy Medal in Gold in 1978. He was also treasurer of the British Academy of which he was a fellow (FBA).
He introduced the concept of "partial elasticity of substitution" to economics in his famous 1938 book Mathematical Analysis for Economists.
Allen became a fellow of Sidney Sussex, Cambridge and died in 1983. He had a son, Jeremy, who was a co-founder of the consultancy International Planning and Research, and a grandson, Dion.
Publications (selection)edit
"The Nature of Indifference Curves", 1934, RES.
"The Concept of the Arc Elasticity of Demand", 1934, RES
"A Reconsideration of the Theory of Value", 1934, Economica, Part II 1(2), pp. (Part I by J.R. Hicks)
"Index Numbers of Retail Prices, 1938-51", 1952, Applied Statistics.
Mathematical Economics, 1956. Review fragments by Oskar Morgenstern[4], C.F. Carter,[5] and Carl F. Christ (2nd and 3rd para.).[6]
Macroeconomic Theory, 1967.
"On Official Statistics and Official Statisticians", 1970, J of Royal Statistical Society.
Index Numbers in Theory and Practice, 1975.
Introduction to National Accounts Statistics, 1980.
Referencesedit
^Eatwell, John; Milgate, Murray; Newman, Peter (1987). The New Palgrave: a dictionary of economics - Sir Robert Harry Inglis Palgrave - Google Books. ISBN9780333372357. Retrieved 27 June 2012 – via Google Books.
Obituary: Sir Roy Allen, CBE, FBA (1906-1983, The Statistician, Vol. 33, No. 4 (Dec., 1984), pp. 401–406. (includes list of Allen's publications.)
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allen, george, douglas, allen, june, 1906, september, 1983, english, economist, mathematician, statistician, also, member, international, statistical, institute, george, douglas, allencbeallen, 1978born, 1906, june, 1906stoke, trent, staffordshire, englanddied. Sir Roy George Douglas Allen CBE FBA 3 June 1906 29 September 1983 was an English economist mathematician and statistician also member of the International Statistical Institute Sir Roy George Douglas AllenCBEAllen in 1978Born 1906 06 03 3 June 1906Stoke on Trent Staffordshire EnglandDied29 September 1983 1983 09 29 aged 77 1 Southwold Suffolk EnglandAlma materUniversity of CambridgeKnown forPartial elasticity of substitutionAwardsGuy Medal gold 1978 Scientific careerFieldsStatisticsInstitutionsLondon School of Economics Contents 1 Life 2 Publications selection 3 References 4 Sources 5 External linksLife editThis section does not cite any sources Please help improve this section by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed December 2022 Learn how and when to remove this message Allen was born in Worcester and educated at the Royal Grammar School Worcester from which he won a scholarship to Sidney Sussex College Cambridge He gained a First Class Honours in Mathematics ranking top of his year as the Senior Wrangler He became a lecturer at the London School of Economics LSE later becoming Professor of Statistics He wrote many papers and books on mathematical economics including the famous paper on A Reconsideration of the Theory of Value published in Economics in 1934 with Sir John Hicks Other books include Mathematical Analysis for Economists 1938 Statistics for Economists 1949 Mathematical Economics 1956 and Macroeconomic Theory 1967 Allen was knighted in 1966 for his services to economics and became president of the Royal Statistical Society who awarded him the Guy Medal in Gold in 1978 He was also treasurer of the British Academy of which he was a fellow FBA He introduced the concept of partial elasticity of substitution to economics in his famous 1938 book Mathematical Analysis for Economists Allen became a fellow of Sidney Sussex Cambridge and died in 1983 He had a son Jeremy who was a co founder of the consultancy International Planning and Research and a grandson Dion Publications selection edit The Nature of Indifference Curves 1934 RES The Concept of the Arc Elasticity of Demand 1934 RES A Reconsideration of the Theory of Value 1934 Economica Part II 1 2 pp 196 219 Part I by J R Hicks Family Expenditure with A L Bowley 1935 Mathematical Analysis for Economists 1938 1st page chapter links Review fragments by J R Hicks 1 and Carl F Christ 1st paragraph 2 The Supply of Engineering Labor under Boom Conditions with B Thomas 1939 Economic Journal Statistics for Economists 1949 Review by Wilhelm Winkler 3 German Index Numbers of Retail Prices 1938 51 1952 Applied Statistics Mathematical Economics 1956 Review fragments by Oskar Morgenstern 4 C F Carter 5 and Carl F Christ 2nd and 3rd para 6 Macroeconomic Theory 1967 On Official Statistics and Official Statisticians 1970 J of Royal Statistical Society Index Numbers in Theory and Practice 1975 Introduction to National Accounts Statistics 1980 References edit Eatwell John Milgate Murray Newman Peter 1987 The New Palgrave a dictionary of economics Sir Robert Harry Inglis Palgrave Google Books ISBN 9780333372357 Retrieved 27 June 2012 via Google Books Sources editObituaries E Grebenik Roy George Douglas Allen 1906 1983 Journal of the Royal Statistical Society Series A General Vol 147 No 5 1984 pp 706 707 Obituary Sir Roy Allen CBE FBA 1906 1983 The Statistician Vol 33 No 4 Dec 1984 pp 401 406 includes list of Allen s publications External links editNew School Roy G D Allen Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title R G D Allen amp oldid 1219479905, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
