John R. Hicks
John R. Hicks received the 1972 prize in Economic Sciences. This profile brings together the official award record and attributed background on the economist’s work and career.
Personal and professional profile
- Name
- John R. Hicks [1]
- Full name
- John R. Hicks [2]
- Birth date
- 1904-04-08 [2]
- Birthplace
- Warwick, United Kingdom [2]
- Education
- Clifton College; Balliol College [3]
- Fields / occupation
- economist; university teacher; political economist [3]
- Prize
- Economic Sciences · 1972 [2]
- Research recognized
- for their pioneering contributions to general economic equilibrium theory and welfare theory [2]
- Prize share
- 1/2 [2]
- Affiliation at the award
- All Souls College [2]
- Death date
- 1989-05-20 [2]
- Institutions in career record
- Victoria University of Manchester; University of Manchester; London School of Economics and Political Science [3]
Research, education and career background
Sir John Richard Hicks (8 April 1904 – 20 May 1989) was a British economist. He is considered one of the most important and influential economists of the twentieth century. The most familiar of his many contributions in the field of economics were his statement of consumer demand theory in microeconomics, and the IS–LM model (1937), which summarised a Keynesian view of macroeconomics. His book Value and Capital (1939) significantly extended general-equilibrium and value theory. The compensated demand function is named the Hicksian demand function in memory of him. [4]
In 1972 he received the Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences (jointly) for his pioneering contributions to general equilibrium theory and welfare theory. [4]
Selected introductory text by Wikipedia contributors — John Hicks, under CC BY-SA 4.0. Official facts are cited separately.
Award and academic affiliation
The official Nobel record dates the Economic Sciences award to 1972 and lists All Souls College as the affiliation at the time. [2]
An affiliation attached to an award describes that point in the person’s career; it does not establish a current appointment. [2]
Education and career timeline
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Frequently asked questions
When did John R. Hicks receive the prize in Economic Sciences?
The official award record gives the year as 1972. [2]
Which institution was John R. Hicks affiliated with at the time of the Economic Sciences award?
All Souls College. This is the award-time affiliation. [2]
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Sources and review dates
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