Economist of the Day

Nicholas Stern

Born: April 22^nd, 1946

Died: N.A.

Summary: An English Economist and Academic. He specialized in political and developmental economics. In the past, he has given lectures at Oxford University from 1970 to 1977. From 1978 to 1987 Stern taught economics at Warwick University.  Later, from 1987 to 1993, he taught at the London School of Economics. In 1993, Stern served as Chief Economist of the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development. During his time at the bank, he conducted a large amount of research on economic development and the Green Revolution in India. He was the Chief Economist of the World Bank from 2000 to 2003. In 2007 he became the first I. G. Patel Chair of the London School of Economics. He was also made chair of the Grantham Research Institute on Climate Change and the Environment in 2008.

Notable Works: The Economics of Climate Change, The Theory for Taxation in the Developing World, The Global Deal: Climate Change and the Creation of a New Era of Progress and Prosperity