Professor Sir John Kay FBA
- Fellow type
- UK Fellow
- Year elected
- 1997
- Subjects
- Economics
- Sections
- Economics and Economic History
- Website
- http://www.johnkay.com
Summary
John Kay is an economist whose career has spanned the academic world, business and public affairs. Currently, he is a visiting Professor of Economics at the London School of Economics, a Fellow of St John's College, Oxford. He is a Fellow of the British Academy and of the Royal Society of Edinburgh. He is a director of several public companies and contributes a weekly column to the Financial Times. He recently chaired the Review of UK Equity Markets and Long-Term Decision-Making which reported to the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills in July 2012.
Current post
St John's College, Oxford Fellow
Past appointments
University of Oxford Professor of Management and Director of the Said Business School
1997 - 1999
London Business School University of London Professor of Economics
1986 - 1996
Institute for Fiscal Studies Director
1981 - 1986
Publications
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