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Tony Atkinson and his Legacy |
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| Authors: | Rolf Aaberge François Bourguignon Andrea Brandolini Francisco H. G. Ferreira Janet C. Gornick John Hills Markus Jäntti Stephen P. Jenkins Eric Marlier John Micklewright Brian Nolan Thomas Piketty Walter J. Radermacher Timothy M. Smeeding Nicholas H. Stern Joseph Stiglitz Holly Sutherland |
| Affiliation: | 1. Research Department, Statistics Norway and ESOP, Department of EconomicsUniversity of Oslo;2. Paris School of Economics;3. DG Economics, Statistics and ResearchBank of Italy;4. Development Research GroupThe World Bank;5. LIS and The Graduate CenterCity University of New York;6. London School of Economics;7. Swedish Institute for Social ResearchStockholm University;8. Luxembourg Institute of Socio‐Economic Research (LISER);9. University College London;10. University of Oxford;11. Former Director General of Eurostat;12. University of Wisconsin‐Madison;13. Columbia University;14. Institute for Social and Economic ResearchUniversity of Essex |
| Abstract: | Tony Atkinson is universally celebrated for his outstanding contributions to the measurement and analysis of inequality, but he never saw the study of inequality as a separate branch of economics. He was an economist in the classical sense, rejecting any sub‐field labelling of his interests and expertise, and he made contributions right across economics. His death on 1 January 2017 deprived the world of both an intellectual giant and a deeply committed public servant in the broadest sense of the term. This collective tribute highlights the range, depth and importance of Tony's enormous legacy, the product of almost fifty years’ work. |
| Keywords: | A1 B32 D3 D6 H00 I3 Anthony B. Atkinson inequality poverty public economics economic theory economic policy |