James Ball (economist)
| R. James Ball | |
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| Born | July 15, 1933[1] |
| Institution | London Business School[2] |
| Field | Macroeconomics[2] |
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Sir Robert James Ball (born 15 July 1933) is a British academic and an emeritus professor of economics at the London Business School and a leader in the field of econometric modeling.[2][3][4]
Other positions
Ball was a trustee of The Economist.[5] He served on the Board of Governors for the Centre for Economic Policy Research.[6]
Work
Ball was co-creator of the Oxford Econometric Model along with Lawrence Klein which led to an "explosion" of macroeconometric forecasting.[7]
Honors and awards
In 1994, the book Money, Inflation and Employment: Essays in Honour of James Ball was published to celebrate his contribution to the field of econometric modeling.[4]
References
- ↑ "Birthdays". The Independent. 15 July 1995.
- 1 2 3 4 5 "Jim Ball". Faculty Profiles. London Business School. Retrieved 25 March 2013.
- ↑ "BALL, JAMES". The International Academy of Management. Retrieved 25 March 2013.
- 1 2 Holly, Sean; et al. (1994). Money, Inflation and Employment: Essays in Honour of James Ball. Edward Elgar Publishing. p. ix. ISBN 978-1852787110.
- ↑ Edwards, Ruth Dudley (1993). The Pursuit of Reason: The Economist, 1843–1993. Boston, Massachusetts: Harvard Business School Press. p. 950. ISBN 978-0875846088.
- ↑ Buiter, William H.; et al. (1985). International Economic Policy Coordination. Cambridge: Press Syndicate of the University of Cambridge.
- ↑ Wood, John Cunningham; et al. (2005). Critical Assessments of Contemporary Economists. New York: Routledge. p. 279. ISBN 978-0415310628.
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