Indian economist who since 1972 has taught and worked in the United Kingdom and the United States. He has made contributions to welfare economics, social choice theory, economic and social justice, economic theories of famines, and indexes of the measure of well-being of citizens of developing countries. He was awarded the Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences in 1998 for his work in welfare economics. He is currently the Thomas W. Lamont University Professor and Professor of Economics and Philosophy at Harvard University. He is also a senior fellow at the Harvard Society of Fellows, distinguished fellow of All Souls College, Oxford and a Fellow of Trinity College, Cambridge, where he previously served as Master from 1998 to 2004. Link to Wikipedia biography Read less
Amartya Sen was born on November 3, 1933, in Kolkata, India. He is an economist and philosopher who is known for his work on welfare economics, social choice theory, and human development.
Sen has been a professor at the University of Cambridge, the University of Oxford, and Harvard University. He is currently a Global Distinguished Professor of Economics and Philosophy at Harvard University.
Sen has written extensively on a wide range of topics, including poverty, famine, inequality, and human rights. He is the author of over 30 books and hundreds of articles.
Sen has received numerous awards for his work, including the Nobel Prize in Economics in 1998. He is a member of the British Academy, the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, and the Royal Society of London.