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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
Economist
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| gptkbp:almaMater |
gptkb:London_School_of_Economics
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| gptkbp:awards |
gptkb:Order_of_the_British_Empire
gptkb:Nobel_Memorial_Prize_in_Economic_Sciences |
| gptkbp:born |
January 23, 1915
|
| gptkbp:children |
3
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| gptkbp:contribution |
Dual sector model
Labor surplus economy Lewis_model_of_economic_development |
| gptkbp:died |
June 15, 1991
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| gptkbp:employees |
gptkb:Princeton_University
gptkb:University_of_Manchester gptkb:University_of_the_West_Indies |
| gptkbp:field |
Economics
|
| gptkbp:fieldOfStudy |
Economic history
Economics Public policy Social science Economic policy International development Political economy Labor studies Economic sociology Development studies |
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Sir William Arthur Lewis
|
| gptkbp:influenced |
Economic development
Development theory |
| gptkbp:influencedBy |
gptkb:Alfred_Marshall
gptkb:John_Maynard_Keynes gptkb:Joseph_Schumpeter gptkb:Arthur_Cecil_Pigou |
| gptkbp:knownFor |
Development economics
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| gptkbp:legacy |
Influence on economic policy in developing countries
First black man to win a Nobel Prize in Economics Advocate for education and training in developing nations Promoter of economic planning in developing countries Pioneer_in_development_economics |
| gptkbp:nationality |
African_descent
Saint_Lucian |
| gptkbp:notableFeature |
gptkb:W._Arthur_Lewis
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| gptkbp:occupation |
Professor
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| gptkbp:placeOfBirth |
gptkb:Saint_Lucia
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| gptkbp:placeOfDeath |
gptkb:Manchester,_England
|
| gptkbp:researchFocus |
Economic growth
International economics Public economics Social economics Labor_economics |
| gptkbp:spouse |
gptkb:Edna_Lewis
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