Richard Stone
Richard Stone received the 1984 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
- Richard Stone [1]
- Full name
- Richard Stone [2]
- Birth date
- 1913-08-30 [2]
- Birthplace
- London, United Kingdom [2]
- Education
- Westminster School; Gonville and Caius College; University of Cambridge [3]
- Fields / occupation
- economist; researcher; statistician [3]
- Prize
- Economic Sciences · 1984 [2]
- Research recognized
- for having made fundamental contributions to the development of systems of national accounts and hence greatly improved the basis for empirical economic analysis [2]
- Prize share
- 1 [2]
- Affiliation at the award
- University of Cambridge [2]
- Death date
- 1991-12-06 [2]
- Institutions in career record
- University of Cambridge [3]
Research, education and career background
Sir John Richard Nicholas Stone (30 August 1913 – 6 December 1991) was an eminent British economist. He was educated at Gonville and Caius College and King's College at the University of Cambridge. In 1984, he was awarded the Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences for developing an accounting model that could be used to track economic activities on a national and, later, an international scale. [4]
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Award and academic affiliation
The official Nobel record dates the Economic Sciences award to 1984 and lists University of Cambridge 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
Source-supported connections
Frequently asked questions
When did Richard Stone receive the prize in Economic Sciences?
The official award record gives the year as 1984. [2]
Which institution was Richard Stone affiliated with at the time of the Economic Sciences award?
University of Cambridge. This is the award-time affiliation. [2]
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Sources and review dates
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