Amartya Sen
Amartya Sen received the 1998 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
- Amartya Sen [1]
- Full name
- Amartya Sen [2]
- Birth date
- 1933-11-03 [2]
- Birthplace
- Santiniketan, India [2]
- Education
- Trinity College; University of Calcutta; Visva-Bharati University; St Gregory's School; Patha Bhavana; University of Cambridge [3]
- Fields / occupation
- Nobel Prize winner; economist; sociologist; university teacher; philosopher; writer [3]
- Prize
- Economic Sciences · 1998 [2]
- Research recognized
- for his contributions to welfare economics [2]
- Prize share
- 1 [2]
- Affiliation at the award
- Trinity College [2]
- Institutions in career record
- University of Calcutta; London School of Economics and Political Science; Jadavpur University; University of Delhi; Harvard University [3]
Research, education and career background
Amartya Kumar Sen (Bengali: [ˈɔmortːo ˈʃen]; born 3 November 1933) is an Indian economist and philosopher. Sen has taught and worked in England and the United States since 1972. In 1998, he received the Nobel Prize in Economic Sciences for his contributions to welfare economics. He has also made major contributions to social choice theory, economic and social justice, economic theories of famines, decision theory, development economics, public health, and the measures of well-being of countries. [4]
Sen is currently the Thomas W. Lamont University Professor, and professor of economics and philosophy, at Harvard University. He previously served as master of Trinity College at the University of Cambridge. In 1999, he received India's highest civilian honour, Bharat Ratna, for his contribution to welfare economics. The German Publishers and Booksellers Association awarded him the 2020 Peace Prize of the German Book Trade for his pioneering scholarship addressing issues of global justice and combating social inequality in education and healthcare. [4]
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Award and academic affiliation
The official Nobel record dates the Economic Sciences award to 1998 and lists Trinity 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
Source-supported connections
Frequently asked questions
When did Amartya Sen receive the prize in Economic Sciences?
The official award record gives the year as 1998. [2]
Which institution was Amartya Sen affiliated with at the time of the Economic Sciences award?
Trinity College. This is the award-time affiliation. [2]
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Sources and review dates
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