Joan robinson economist biography definition

English economist (1903–1983)

For the British author and illustrator of children's books, see Joan G. Robinson.

Joan robinson economist biography definition

For the American socialite and equestrian, see Joan Robinson Hill.

Joan Violet RobinsonFBA (néeMaurice; 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, Robinson incarnated the "Cambridge School" in most of its guises in the 20th century. She started out as a Marshallian, became one of the earliest and most ardent Keynesians after 1936, and ended up as a leader of the neo-Ricardian and post-Keynesian schools.

Early life and education

Before leaving to fight in the Second Boer War, Joan's father, Frederick Maurice, married Margaret Helen Marsh, the daughter of Frederick Howard Marsh, and the sister of Edward Marsh, at St George's, Hanover Square.^[1] Joan Violet Maurice was born in 1903, a year after her father's re