Arthur Cecil Pigou
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Arthur Cecil Pigou was a British economist known for his foundational work in welfare economics and the theory of externalities, which strongly shaped modern public economics.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Arthur Cecil Pigou canonical | 13 |
| A. C. Pigou | 4 |
| Pigou | 1 |
Statements (48)
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| instanceOf |
academic
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economist ⓘ human ⓘ |
| academicDiscipline | economics ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship |
United Kingdom
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United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Harrow School
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King’s College, Cambridge ⓘ
surface form:
King's College, Cambridge
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| employer |
King’s College, Cambridge
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surface form:
King's College, Cambridge
Cambridge University ⓘ
surface form:
University of Cambridge
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| familyName |
Arthur Cecil Pigou
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Pigou
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| fieldOfWork |
economic theory
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economics ⓘ microeconomics ⓘ public economics ⓘ welfare economics ⓘ |
| fullName | Arthur Cecil Pigou self-link ⓘ |
| genre | economic literature ⓘ |
| givenName | Arthur ⓘ |
| hasAcademicAdvisor | Alfred Marshall ⓘ |
| influenced |
John Maynard Keynes
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modern welfare economics ⓘ public economics ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Alfred Marshall
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Henry Sidgwick ⓘ |
| knownFor |
Pigouvian taxes
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analysis of market failures ⓘ foundational work in welfare economics ⓘ theory of externalities ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| memberOf |
King’s College, Cambridge
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surface form:
King's College, Cambridge
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| nationality | British ⓘ |
| notableIdea |
internalization of externalities through taxation
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marginal social cost and marginal private cost distinction ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Industrial Fluctuations
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Principles and Methods of Industrial Peace ⓘ The Economics of Welfare ⓘ Unemployment ⓘ Wealth and Welfare ⓘ |
| occupation |
economist
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university teacher ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Ryde, Isle of Wight ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Cambridge, England ⓘ |
| positionHeld | Professor of Political Economy at the University of Cambridge ⓘ |
| religion | Christianity ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| theory |
Pigouvian tax theory
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welfare economics framework ⓘ |
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Subject: Arthur Cecil Pigou Description of subject: Arthur Cecil Pigou was a British economist known for his foundational work in welfare economics and the theory of externalities, which strongly shaped modern public economics.
Referenced by (18)
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this entity surface form:
Pigou
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A. C. Pigou
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A. C. Pigou
this entity surface form:
A. C. Pigou
this entity surface form:
A. C. Pigou