Anthony Atkinson
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Anthony Atkinson was a prominent British economist renowned for his pioneering work on income inequality, poverty, and the welfare state.
All labels observed (1)
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| Anthony Atkinson canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8179673 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Anthony Atkinson Context triple: [Atkinson, hasNotableBearer, Anthony Atkinson]
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James Meade
James Meade was an American military officer after whom Meade County in Kentucky was named, recognized for his service in the early 19th century.
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James Meade
James Meade was a British economist and Nobel Prize laureate renowned for his influential work on international trade and economic policy.
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C.
Laurence Keen
Laurence Keen is a British professional golfer known for competing on developmental tours and national circuits.
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Malcolm Keen
Malcolm Keen was a British actor known for his work in early 20th-century stage and silent films, including collaborations with director Alfred Hitchcock.
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Nicholas Stern
Nicholas Stern is a British economist and academic renowned for his influential work on the economics of climate change, including authoring the landmark Stern Review.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Anthony Atkinson Target entity description: Anthony Atkinson was a prominent British economist renowned for his pioneering work on income inequality, poverty, and the welfare state.
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A.
James Meade
James Meade was an American military officer after whom Meade County in Kentucky was named, recognized for his service in the early 19th century.
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B.
James Meade
James Meade was a British economist and Nobel Prize laureate renowned for his influential work on international trade and economic policy.
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C.
Laurence Keen
Laurence Keen is a British professional golfer known for competing on developmental tours and national circuits.
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D.
Malcolm Keen
Malcolm Keen was a British actor known for his work in early 20th-century stage and silent films, including collaborations with director Alfred Hitchcock.
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E.
Nicholas Stern
Nicholas Stern is a British economist and academic renowned for his influential work on the economics of climate change, including authoring the landmark Stern Review.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
economist
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human ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
A.SK Social Science Award
NERFINISHED
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Fellow of the British Academy NERFINISHED ⓘ Fellow of the Econometric Society NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Cambridge University
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surface form:
University of Cambridge
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| employer |
Institute for Fiscal Studies
NERFINISHED
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London School of Economics NERFINISHED ⓘ Nuffield College, Oxford NERFINISHED ⓘ University of Oxford ⓘ |
| familyName | Atkinson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
economics
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income distribution ⓘ inequality ⓘ poverty ⓘ public economics ⓘ welfare economics ⓘ welfare state ⓘ |
| givenName | Anthony ⓘ |
| hasOccupation |
researcher
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university teacher ⓘ |
| influenced |
empirical study of top incomes
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inequality research in public economics ⓘ |
| knownFor |
development of the Atkinson index
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research on income inequality ⓘ research on poverty ⓘ research on the welfare state ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| memberOf |
British Academy
NERFINISHED
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Econometric Society NERFINISHED ⓘ Royal Economic Society NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableIdea |
Atkinson measure of inequality
NERFINISHED
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normative approach to inequality measurement ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Atkinson index
NERFINISHED
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Inequality: What Can Be Done? NERFINISHED ⓘ Poverty in Britain and the Reform of Social Security NERFINISHED ⓘ Public Economics in an Age of Austerity NERFINISHED ⓘ The Economic Consequences of Rolling Back the Welfare State NERFINISHED ⓘ The Economics of Inequality NERFINISHED ⓘ Top Incomes: A Global Perspective NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Professor of Economics at London School of Economics
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Professor of Economics at University of Oxford ⓘ Warden of Nuffield College, Oxford ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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