Joan Robinson | |
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.jpg) Robinson in 1973 | |
| Born | Joan Violet Maurice 31 October 1903 Surrey, England |
| Died | 5 August 1983 (aged 79) Cambridge, England |
| Academic career | |
| Field | Monetary economics |
| School or tradition | Post-Keynesian economics |
| Influences | Adam Smith, Karl Marx, John Maynard Keynes, Piero Sraffa, Michał Kalecki |
| Contributions | Joan Robinson's growth model Amoroso–Robinson relation Monopsony theory |
Joan Violet Robinson FBA (née Maurice; 31 October 1903 – 5 August 1983) was a British economist known for her wide-ranging contributions to economic theory. One of the most prominent economists of the century, Robinson incarnated the "Cambridge School" in most of its guises in the 20th century. She started out as a Marshallian, became one of the earliest and most ardent Keynesians after 1936, and ended up as a leader of the neo-Ricardian and post-Keynesian schools.