Anthony Venables
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Anthony J. Venables, CBE
, born April 25, 1953, is a British
economist
and the BP Professor of Economics at the University of Oxford
.
Venables is known as one of the pioneers of New Economic Geography. He co-authored along with Paul Krugman
and Masahisa Fujita
the influential book The Spatial Economy - Cities, Regions and International Trade.
He is the current director of the Oxford Centre for the Analysis of Resource Rich Economies (OxCarre)
, where he obtained his B.A.
in 1974. After completing his undergraduate degree, he then took up his studies at St. Anthony's College, Oxford. He then became a lecturer at various universities before completing his D.Phil. in economics in 1984 from Worcester College, Oxford
. He is a Fellow of New College, Oxford
.
CBE
CBE and C.B.E. are abbreviations for "Commander of the Order of the British Empire", a grade in the Order of the British Empire.Other uses include:* Chemical and Biochemical Engineering...
, born April 25, 1953, is a British
United Kingdom
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economist
Economist
An economist is a professional in the social science discipline of economics. The individual may also study, develop, and apply theories and concepts from economics and write about economic policy...
and the BP Professor of Economics at the University of Oxford
University of Oxford
The University of Oxford is a university located in Oxford, United Kingdom. It is the second-oldest surviving university in the world and the oldest in the English-speaking world. Although its exact date of foundation is unclear, there is evidence of teaching as far back as 1096...
.
Venables is known as one of the pioneers of New Economic Geography. He co-authored along with Paul Krugman
Paul Krugman
Paul Robin Krugman is an American economist, professor of Economics and International Affairs at the Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs at Princeton University, Centenary Professor at the London School of Economics, and an op-ed columnist for The New York Times...
and Masahisa Fujita
Masahisa Fujita
is a Japanese economist and professor at Kyoto university, who has studied regional science and Urban Economics and International Trade, Spatial Economy .Fujita majored in urban planning as an undergraduate at Kyoto University...
the influential book The Spatial Economy - Cities, Regions and International Trade.
He is the current director of the Oxford Centre for the Analysis of Resource Rich Economies (OxCarre)
Education
Venables studied economics at Clare College, CambridgeClare College, Cambridge
Clare College is a constituent college of the University of Cambridge in Cambridge, England.The college was founded in 1326, making it the second-oldest surviving college of the University after Peterhouse. Clare is famous for its chapel choir and for its gardens on "the Backs"...
, where he obtained his B.A.
Bachelor of Arts
A Bachelor of Arts , from the Latin artium baccalaureus, is a bachelor's degree awarded for an undergraduate course or program in either the liberal arts, the sciences, or both...
in 1974. After completing his undergraduate degree, he then took up his studies at St. Anthony's College, Oxford. He then became a lecturer at various universities before completing his D.Phil. in economics in 1984 from Worcester College, Oxford
Worcester College, Oxford
Worcester College is one of the constituent colleges of the University of Oxford in England. The college was founded in the eighteenth century, but its predecessor on the same site had been an institution of learning since the late thirteenth century...
. He is a Fellow of New College, Oxford
New College, Oxford
New College is one of the constituent colleges of the University of Oxford in the United Kingdom.- Overview :The College's official name, College of St Mary, is the same as that of the older Oriel College; hence, it has been referred to as the "New College of St Mary", and is now almost always...
.