Professor Sir Partha Dasgupta FBA

Economics of poverty and nutrition; environmental economics; economic measurement; economics of knowledge

Fellow type: UK Fellow
Year elected: 1989
Subjects: Economics
Sections: Economics and Economic History
Website: http://www.econ.cam.ac.uk/people/emeritus/pd10000

Current post

University of Cambridge Frank Ramsey Professor Emeritus of Economics

Past appointments

Stanford University Professor of Economics

1989 - 1992

University of Cambridge Professor of Economics

1985 - 2010

London School of Economics and Political Science Professor of Economics

1978 - 1984

Publications

The Economics of Biodiversity: The Dasgupta Review

Partha Dasgupta - Published in 2021 by HM Treasury

An Inquiry into Well-Being and Destitution

Partha Dasgupta - Published in 1995 by Oxford University Press

Economic Theory and Exhaustible Resources

G. M Heal and Partha Dasgupta - Published in 1985 by Cambridge University Press

The Control of Resources

Partha Dasgupta - Published in 1983 by Harvard University Press

Other Fellows of the British Academy

Professor Ian Jewitt FBA

Economic theory, especially information and decision theory

Professor Colin Mayer FBA

Financial economics; corporate finance, corporate governance, regulation, taxation, and international comparisons of financial systems; the role of the corporation in contemporary society

Sign up to our email newsletters

Join our mailing list to explore the ideas and impact of the British Academy. Get updates on research, funding, policy, international collaborations, and events that bring the humanities and social sciences to life.