John Eatwell, Baron Eatwell
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John Leonard Eatwell, Baron Eatwell (born 2 February 1945) is a British economist and the current President of Queens' College, Cambridge
, where he was a student (1964–1967).
in Swindon
in Wiltshire
, followed by Queens' College at the University of Cambridge
, where he gained a B.A., followed by Harvard University
as a Kennedy Scholar, where he obtained a Ph.D. and returned to Queens' as a research fellow.
, including Professor of Financial Policy at the Judge Business School
and University Lecturer at the Faculty of Economics: he was a fellow of Trinity College
from 1970 to 1996, when he was elected President of Queens'. With his other duties, Eatwell taught Economics
at the New School for Social Research in New York city
in the 1980s and 1990s. He is also a member of various important national bodies. He was chief economic adviser to Neil Kinnock
, the then-Leader of the Labour Party
, from 1985 to 1992 and is a Labour member of the House of Lords
as Baron Eatwell, of Stratton St Margaret in the County of Wiltshire
. In 2010, he was appointed a Labour Opposition Spokesman for the Treasury in the House of Lords by new leader Ed Miliband
.
Eatwell is the former chair of the British Library
, a director of the Royal Opera House
and the economic advisor to the Chartered Management Institute
.
In July 2006 Eatwell married Suzi Digby
, the founder and Principal of The Voices Foundation, a national music education charity.
Queens' College, Cambridge
Queens' College is a constituent college of the University of Cambridge, England.The college was founded in 1448 by Margaret of Anjou , and refounded in 1465 by Elizabeth Woodville...
, where he was a student (1964–1967).
Education
Lord Eatwell was educated at Headlands Grammar SchoolSwindon Academy
Swindon Academy is a non-selective co-educational school within the English Academy programme, in Swindon. It caters for children aged 3-19 and has approximately 1479 pupils on roll.-History:...
in Swindon
Swindon
Swindon is a large town within the borough of Swindon and ceremonial county of Wiltshire, in South West England. It is midway between Bristol, west and Reading, east. London is east...
in Wiltshire
Wiltshire
Wiltshire is a ceremonial county in South West England. It is landlocked and borders the counties of Dorset, Somerset, Hampshire, Gloucestershire, Oxfordshire and Berkshire. It contains the unitary authority of Swindon and covers...
, followed by Queens' College at the University of Cambridge
University of Cambridge
The University of Cambridge is a public research university located in Cambridge, United Kingdom. It is the second-oldest university in both the United Kingdom and the English-speaking world , and the seventh-oldest globally...
, where he gained a B.A., followed by Harvard University
Harvard University
Harvard University is a private Ivy League university located in Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States, established in 1636 by the Massachusetts legislature. Harvard is the oldest institution of higher learning in the United States and the first corporation chartered in the country...
as a Kennedy Scholar, where he obtained a Ph.D. and returned to Queens' as a research fellow.
Life and career
Eatwell has held several positions within the University of CambridgeUniversity of Cambridge
The University of Cambridge is a public research university located in Cambridge, United Kingdom. It is the second-oldest university in both the United Kingdom and the English-speaking world , and the seventh-oldest globally...
, including Professor of Financial Policy at the Judge Business School
Judge Business School
Cambridge Judge Business School, formerly known as the Judge Institute of Management Studies, is the business school of the University of Cambridge. Established in 1990, the School is a provider of management education and is consistently ranked as one of the world's leading business schools. It is...
and University Lecturer at the Faculty of Economics: he was a fellow of Trinity College
Trinity College, Cambridge
Trinity College is a constituent college of the University of Cambridge. Trinity has more members than any other college in Cambridge or Oxford, with around 700 undergraduates, 430 graduates, and over 170 Fellows...
from 1970 to 1996, when he was elected President of Queens'. With his other duties, Eatwell taught Economics
Economics
Economics is the social science that analyzes the production, distribution, and consumption of goods and services. The term economics comes from the Ancient Greek from + , hence "rules of the house"...
at the New School for Social Research in New York city
New York City
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in the 1980s and 1990s. He is also a member of various important national bodies. He was chief economic adviser to Neil Kinnock
Neil Kinnock
Neil Gordon Kinnock, Baron Kinnock is a Welsh politician belonging to the Labour Party. He served as a Member of Parliament from 1970 until 1995 and as Labour Leader and Leader of Her Majesty's Loyal Opposition from 1983 until 1992 - his leadership of the party during nearly nine years making him...
, the then-Leader of the Labour Party
Labour Party (UK)
The Labour Party is a centre-left democratic socialist party in the United Kingdom. It surpassed the Liberal Party in general elections during the early 1920s, forming minority governments under Ramsay MacDonald in 1924 and 1929-1931. The party was in a wartime coalition from 1940 to 1945, after...
, from 1985 to 1992 and is a Labour member of the House of Lords
House of Lords
The House of Lords is the upper house of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. Like the House of Commons, it meets in the Palace of Westminster....
as Baron Eatwell, of Stratton St Margaret in the County of Wiltshire
Wiltshire
Wiltshire is a ceremonial county in South West England. It is landlocked and borders the counties of Dorset, Somerset, Hampshire, Gloucestershire, Oxfordshire and Berkshire. It contains the unitary authority of Swindon and covers...
. In 2010, he was appointed a Labour Opposition Spokesman for the Treasury in the House of Lords by new leader Ed Miliband
Ed Miliband
Edward Samuel Miliband is a British Labour Party politician, currently the Leader of the Labour Party and Leader of the Opposition...
.
Eatwell is the former chair of the British Library
British Library
The British Library is the national library of the United Kingdom, and is the world's largest library in terms of total number of items. The library is a major research library, holding over 150 million items from every country in the world, in virtually all known languages and in many formats,...
, a director of the Royal Opera House
Royal Opera House
The Royal Opera House is an opera house and major performing arts venue in Covent Garden, central London. The large building is often referred to as simply "Covent Garden", after a previous use of the site of the opera house's original construction in 1732. It is the home of The Royal Opera, The...
and the economic advisor to the Chartered Management Institute
Chartered Management Institute
The Chartered Management Institute is a professional institution for managers, based in the United Kingdom.In addition to supporting its members, the organisation encourages management development, carries out research, produces a wide variety of publications on management interests, and publishes...
.
In July 2006 Eatwell married Suzi Digby
Suzi Digby
Suzi Digby, Baroness Eatwell, OBE is a British conductor, musician and teacher.-Background:Susan Elizabeth Digby read music at King's College London where she studied piano and singing...
, the founder and Principal of The Voices Foundation, a national music education charity.
Selected publications
- Eatwell, J. (1971) "On the proposed reform of corporation tax." Bulletin of the Oxford University Institute of Economics and Statistics, 33(4): 267-274.
- Eatwell, J.(1973) "Mr Sraffa's Standard Commodity and the Rate of Exploitation", Ekonomiska (trans. 1975, Quarterly Journal of Economics).
- Eatwell, J., Llewellyn, J. and Tarling, R. (1974) "Money wage inflation in industrial countries" Review of Economic Studies, 41(4): 515-523.
- Eatwell, J.(1975) "The Interpretation of Ricardo's Essay on Profits", Economica.
- Eatwell, J. (1975) "A note on the truncation theorem." Kyklos, 28(4): 870-875.
- Eatwell, J. (1975) "Mr. Sraffa's standard commodity and the rate of exploitation" Quarterly Journal of Economics, 89(4): 543-555.
- Eatwell, J.(1977) "The Irrelevance of Returns to Scale in Sraffa's Analysis", Journal of Economic Literature.
- Eatwell, J. (1977) "Portrait: Joan Robinson." Challenge, 20(1): 64-65
- Eatwell, J. (1980) "On the theoretical consistency of theories of surplus value." Capital and Class, 10: 155-158
- Eatwell, J. and Milgate M. (1983) (eds) Keynes's Economics and the Theory of Value and Distribution, Oxford: Duckworth.
- Eatwell, J., Milgate, M. and Newman, P. (eds.) (1987) The New Palgrave: A Dictionary of Economics, London: Macmillan.
- Milgate, M. and Eatwell, J. (1988) "Economic theory and European society: the influence of J.M.Keynes." History of European Ideas, 9(2): 215-225.
- Eatwell, J., Milgate, M. and Newman, P. (eds.) (1990) The new Palgrave capital theory, London: Macmillan.
- Eatwell, J. (1990) "Walras's theory of capital." In Eatwell, J., Milgate, M. and Newman, P. (eds.): The new Palgrave capital theory. London: Macmillan, pp.247-256.
- Eatwell, J. (1991) "Institutions, efficiency, and the theory of economic policy." Social Research, 61(1): 35-53.
- Newman, P., Milgate, M. and Eatwell, J. (eds.) (1992) The new Palgrave dictionary of money and finance. London: Macmillan.
- Eatwell, J. (1994) "Citizen Keynes." American Prospect, 5(16): 115-124.
- Eatwell, J. (1995) "The international origins of unemployment." In Michie, J. and Grieve Smith, J. (eds.): Managing the global economy. Oxford: Oxford University Press, pp.271-286.
- Eatwell, J. (1995) "The global money trap: can Clinton master the markets?" American Prospect, 4(12): 118-126.
- Eatwell, J. (ed.) (1996) Global unemployment: loss of jobs in the '90s. New York: M.E. Sharpe.
- Eatwell, J. and Wallace, P. (1996) "Responses: The British economy." New Statesman and Society, 9(402): 32.
- Eatwell, J. (1997) "Effective demand and disguised unemployment." In Michie, J. and Grieve Smith, J. (eds.): Employment and economic performance: jobs, inflation and growth. Oxford: Oxford University Press, pp.76-94.
- Eatwell, J., Ellman, M., Karlsson, M., Nuti M. and Shapiro, J. (1997) Not 'just another accession': the political economy of EU enlargement to the East. London: Institute for Public Policy Research.
- Eatwell, J., Jelin, E., McGrew, A. and Rosenau, J. (1998) Understanding globalisation: the nation-state, democracy and economic policies in the new epoch. Stockholm: Almqvist and Wiksell.
- Eatwell, J. (1998) "Ethics and self-interest." In Jones, I. and Pollitt, M. (eds.): The role of business ethics in economic performance. Houndsmill: Macmillan, pp.21-30.
- Eatwell, J. and Taylor, L. (1999) "The American stock-flow trap." Challenge, 42(5): 34-49.
- Eatwell, J. (1999) "The anatomy of the pensions 'crisis'." Economic Survey of Europe, 3: 57-67.
- Eatwell, J. (1999) "From cooperation to coordination to control?" New Political Economy, 4(3): 410-415.
- Eatwell, J. and Taylor, L. (1999) "Towards an effective regulation of international capital markets." Politik und Gesellschaft, 3: 279-286.
- Eatwell, J. (2000) "Unemployment: national policies in a global economy." International Journal of Manpower, 21(5): 343-373.
- Eatwell, J. and Taylor, L. (2000) Capital flows and the international financial architecture: a paper from the Project on Development, Trade, and International Finance. New York, NY: Council on Foreign Relations Press.
- Eatwell, J. and Taylor, L. (2000) Global finance at risk: the case for international regulation. Cambridge: Polity Press.
- Eatwell, J., Ellman, M., Karlsson, M., Nuti, M. and Shapiro, J. (2000) Hard budgets and soft states: social policy choices in central and eastern Europe. London: Institute for Public Policy Research.
- Eatwell, J. (2001) "New issues in international financial regulation." In Ferran, E. and Goodhart, C.A.E. (eds.): Regulating financial services and markets in the 21st century. Oxford: Hart Publishing, pp.235-254.
- Eatwell, J. and Taylor, L. (eds.) (2002) International capital markets: systems in transition. Oxford: Oxford University Press.
- Eatwell, J. (2004) "Useful bubbles." Contributions to Political Economy, 23(1): 35-47
- Alexander, K., Dhumale, R. and Eatwell, J. (2005) Global governance of financial systems: the international regulation of systemic risk. New York: Oxford University Press.
- Izurieta, A., Cripps, F. and Eatwell, J. (2005) "Financial imbalances in the world economy." Economic and Political Weekly, 40(52): 5453-5456.
- Eatwell, J. (2005) "Britain and America: ameliorating unilateralism." Social Research, 72(4): 791-798.
- Eatwell, J. (2007) "Risk management and systemic risk." In Estrin, S., Kolodko, G. and Uvalic, M. (eds.): Transition and beyond. London: Palgrave Macmillan, pp.247-262.
- Alexander, K., Eatwell, J., Persaud, A. and Reoch, R. (2007) Financial supervision and crisis management in the EU. Brussels: European Parliament Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs.
- Eatwell, J. (2009) "Practical proposals for regulatory reform." In: Chatham House and Atlantic Council of the United States (eds.) (2009) New ideas for the London Summit: recommendations to the G20 leaders. London: Royal Institute of International Affairs, pp.11-14
External links
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- Queens' College