James A. Mirrlees

GPTKB entity

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gptkbp:almaMater gptkb:Trinity_College,_Cambridge
gptkb:University_of_Edinburgh
gptkbp:awardReceived gptkb:Fellow_of_the_British_Academy
gptkb:Fellow_of_the_Econometric_Society
gptkb:Fellow_of_the_Royal_Society
gptkb:Knight_Bachelor
gptkb:Nobel_Prize_in_Physics
gptkbp:birthDate 1936-07-05
gptkbp:birthPlace gptkb:Minnigaff,_Scotland
gptkbp:deathDate 2018-08-29
gptkbp:deathPlace gptkb:Cambridge,_England
gptkbp:doctoralAdvisor gptkb:Richard_Stone
gptkbp:doctoralStudent gptkb:Partha_Dasgupta
gptkb:Peter_Diamond
gptkb:Nicholas_Stern
gptkb:Hyun_Song_Shin
gptkbp:employer gptkb:Chinese_University_of_Hong_Kong
gptkb:University_of_Cambridge
gptkb:University_of_Oxford
gptkbp:field gptkb:mathematics
economics
gptkbp:fullName gptkb:James_Alexander_Mirrlees
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label James A. Mirrlees
gptkbp:influenced welfare economics
public economics
taxation theory
gptkbp:influencedBy gptkb:James_Meade
gptkb:Richard_Stone
gptkbp:knownFor asymmetric information
Mirrlees model
optimal taxation theory
gptkbp:language English
gptkbp:memberOf gptkb:British_Academy
gptkb:Royal_Society
gptkb:Econometric_Society
gptkbp:nationality gptkb:United_Kingdom
gptkbp:NobelPrizeSharedWith gptkb:William_Vickrey
gptkbp:NobelPrizeYear 1996
fundamental contributions to the economic theory of incentives under asymmetric information
gptkbp:notableWork gptkb:An_Exploration_in_the_Theory_of_Optimum_Income_Taxation
gptkb:Optimal_Taxation_with_Public_Goods_and_Lump-Sum_Grants
gptkbp:occupation gptkb:economist
gptkbp:positionHeld gptkb:Master,_Morningside_College,_Chinese_University_of_Hong_Kong
Professor of Political Economy, University of Cambridge
gptkbp:religion gptkb:Presbyterianism
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Patricia_Mirrlees
gptkb:Christina_Mirrlees
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Optimal_Taxation_and_Public_Production_II:_Tax_Rules
gptkb:Optimal_Taxation_and_Public_Production_I:_Production_Efficiency
gptkb:Optimal_Taxation_and_Public_Production_I:_Production_Efficiency_(1971)
gptkb:Optimal_Taxation_and_Public_Production_II:_Tax_Rules_(1972)
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