Joan Robinson
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Joan Robinson was a prominent 20th-century British economist known for her influential work on imperfect competition, capital theory, and the development of Post-Keynesian economics.
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| Joan Robinson canonical | 2 |
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Joan Robinson Context triple: [Post-Keynesian economics, developedBy, Joan Robinson]
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Nicholas Kaldor
Nicholas Kaldor was a prominent 20th-century Hungarian-British economist known for his influential contributions to growth theory, distribution, and economic policy, particularly within the post-Keynesian tradition.
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B.
John R. Hicks
John R. Hicks was a British economist and Nobel laureate renowned for his influential contributions to microeconomic theory, welfare economics, and the development of general equilibrium analysis.
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C.
Margaret Keynes
Margaret Keynes was a member of the prominent Darwin–Wedgwood family, connected to the influential intellectual and scientific circles of 19th- and early 20th-century Britain.
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D.
Elizabeth Boody Schumpeter
Elizabeth Boody Schumpeter was an American economic historian and editor known for preserving and publishing the works of her husband, economist Joseph Schumpeter.
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E.
Lionel Robbins
Lionel Robbins was a prominent 20th-century British economist best known for his influential work on the nature and definition of economics and his role in shaping economic thought at the London School of Economics.
- 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: Joan Robinson Target entity description: Joan Robinson was a prominent 20th-century British economist known for her influential work on imperfect competition, capital theory, and the development of Post-Keynesian economics.
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A.
Nicholas Kaldor
Nicholas Kaldor was a prominent 20th-century Hungarian-British economist known for his influential contributions to growth theory, distribution, and economic policy, particularly within the post-Keynesian tradition.
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B.
John R. Hicks
John R. Hicks was a British economist and Nobel laureate renowned for his influential contributions to microeconomic theory, welfare economics, and the development of general equilibrium analysis.
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C.
Margaret Keynes
Margaret Keynes was a member of the prominent Darwin–Wedgwood family, connected to the influential intellectual and scientific circles of 19th- and early 20th-century Britain.
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D.
Elizabeth Boody Schumpeter
Elizabeth Boody Schumpeter was an American economic historian and editor known for preserving and publishing the works of her husband, economist Joseph Schumpeter.
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E.
Lionel Robbins
Lionel Robbins was a prominent 20th-century British economist best known for his influential work on the nature and definition of economics and his role in shaping economic thought at the London School of Economics.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (53)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
academic
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economist ⓘ |
| academicDiscipline | economics ⓘ |
| awardReceived | honorary degrees from various universities ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship |
England
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United Kingdom ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1903-10-31 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1983-08-05 ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Girton College, Cambridge
NERFINISHED
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Cambridge University ⓘ
surface form:
University of Cambridge
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| employer |
Faculty of Economics, University of Cambridge
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Cambridge University ⓘ
surface form:
University of Cambridge
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| familyName | Robinson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
Post-Keynesian economics
NERFINISHED
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capital theory ⓘ economics ⓘ imperfect competition ⓘ macroeconomics ⓘ microeconomics ⓘ |
| fullName | Joan Violet Robinson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| givenName | Joan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influenced |
Post-Keynesian economists
NERFINISHED
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heterodox economics ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
John Maynard Keynes
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Karl Marx ⓘ Piero Sraffa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
Cambridge capital controversy
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contributions to capital theory ⓘ development of Post-Keynesian economics ⓘ theory of imperfect competition ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| memberOf | Cambridge economics school NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| middleName | Violet NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| movement |
Keynesian economics
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Post-Keynesian economics ⓘ |
| nationality | British ⓘ |
| notableWork |
An Essay on Marxian Economics
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Economic Philosophy NERFINISHED ⓘ Essays in the Theory of Economic Growth NERFINISHED ⓘ Introduction to Modern Economics NERFINISHED ⓘ The Accumulation of Capital NERFINISHED ⓘ The Economics of Imperfect Competition NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
Camberley
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England ⓘ Surrey NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath |
Cambridge
NERFINISHED
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Cambridgeshire NERFINISHED ⓘ England ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
lecturer at University of Cambridge
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professor of economics at University of Cambridge ⓘ reader in economics at University of Cambridge ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | female ⓘ |
| spouse | Austin Robinson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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