Arthur Pigou

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf Economist
gptkbp:academicAdvisor gptkb:Alfred_Marshall
gptkbp:almaMater gptkb:University_of_Cambridge
gptkbp:associatedWith gptkb:Cambridge_School_of_Economics
gptkbp:awards Honorary_Doctorate_from_the_University_of_Cambridge
gptkbp:birthDate 1877-11-18
gptkbp:children 2
gptkbp:contribution Pigovian Tax
gptkbp:deathDate 1959-03-07
gptkbp:field Economics
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Arthur Pigou
gptkbp:influence Environmental_Economics
gptkbp:influenced gptkb:Joseph_Stiglitz
gptkb:Amartya_Sen
gptkb:Paul_Samuelson
gptkb:Kenneth_Arrow
gptkb:Richard_Musgrave
gptkbp:influencedBy gptkb:John_Stuart_Mill
gptkbp:knownFor Welfare_Economics
gptkbp:nationality British
gptkbp:notableFeature Economic Growth
Game Theory
Economic Development
Monetary Policy
Cost-Benefit Analysis
Fiscal Policy
Transaction Costs
Behavioral Economics
Economic Efficiency
Consumer Surplus
Development Economics
Market Equilibrium
Pareto Efficiency
Public Choice Theory
Producer Surplus
Information Asymmetry
Public Goods
Regulatory Economics
Income Redistribution
Demerit Goods
Equity vs. Efficiency
External Benefits
External Costs
Market Intervention
Pigovian Subsidy
Private Goods
Social Cost
Welfare Maximization
Labor_Economics
International_Economics
Merit_Goods
Pigou_Effect
Social_Welfare_Function
gptkbp:notableWorks gptkb:The_Wealth_of_Nations
The_Economics_of_Welfare
gptkbp:positionHeld Professor of Political Economy at Cambridge University
gptkbp:researchFocus Public Finance
Market Failure
Externalities
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Ethel_Pigou