G.D.N. Worswick
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G.D.N. Worswick (1916–2001) was an Oxford economist specialising in understanding of the UK's economy from a Keynesian perspective.
Whilst mathematically well trained, like Alfred Marshall
, he became dubious about the use of mathematics in economics arguing against those who tried to avoid the difficult parts of economic problems by resorting to solvable simple equations.
CBE 1981;
President, Royal Economic Society
1982-84;
Whilst mathematically well trained, like Alfred Marshall
Alfred Marshall
Alfred Marshall was an Englishman and one of the most influential economists of his time. His book, Principles of Economics , was the dominant economic textbook in England for many years...
, he became dubious about the use of mathematics in economics arguing against those who tried to avoid the difficult parts of economic problems by resorting to solvable simple equations.
Career
- Researcher Oxford University Institute of Statistics 1940-60;
- Fellow and Tutor in Economics, Magdalen College, OxfordMagdalen College, OxfordMagdalen College is one of the constituent colleges of the University of Oxford in England. As of 2006 the college had an estimated financial endowment of £153 million. Magdalen is currently top of the Norrington Table after over half of its 2010 finalists received first-class degrees, a record...
1945-65 (Emeritus) - Senior Tutor 1955-57, Vice-President 1963-65;
- Director National Institute of Economic and Social Research 1965-82
Awards and prestigious academic posts
FBA 1979;CBE 1981;
President, Royal Economic Society
Royal Economic Society
The Royal Economic Society is incorporated by a Royal Charter dated 2 December 1902. It is one of the oldest economic associations in the world. Currently it has over 3,300 individual members, of whom 60% live outside the United Kingdom...
1982-84;
Other sources
Obituary - Royal Economic Society Newsletter Issue no. 114 July 2001Key publications
- (1952)(with Peter AdyPeter AdyPeter Honorine Ady was an Oxford economist.Parents : Malcom H. Ady and Cecile Estelle Muriel DuBern.She first attended Oxford as an undergraduate at Lady Margaret Hall. Later she became a Tutor and then, in 1947, a Fellow in Economics at St Anne’s. Whilst holding a fellowship she also held a...
) The British Economy 1945-1950
- (1962)(with Peter AdyPeter AdyPeter Honorine Ady was an Oxford economist.Parents : Malcom H. Ady and Cecile Estelle Muriel DuBern.She first attended Oxford as an undergraduate at Lady Margaret Hall. Later she became a Tutor and then, in 1947, a Fellow in Economics at St Anne’s. Whilst holding a fellowship she also held a...
) The British Economy in the Nineteen-Fifties
- (1991) Unemployment: A Problem of Policy. Analysis of British Experience and Prospects. By G. D. N. Worswick. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press/National Institute of Economic and Social Research, ISBN 0 521 40034