Amartya Kumar Sen
Harvard University
Amartya Kumar Sen is an Indian economist and philosopher. Sen has taught and worked in England and the United States since 1972. In 1998, he received the Nobel Prize in Economic Sciences for his contributions to welfare economics. He has also made major contributions to social choice theory, economic and social justice, economic theories of famines, decision theory, development economics, public health, and the measures of well-being of countries.
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Amartya Kumar Sen is an Indian economist and philosopher. Sen has taught and worked in England and the United States since 1972. In 1998, he received the Nobel Prize in Economic Sciences for his contributions to welfare economics. He has also made major contributions to social choice theory, economic and social justice, economic theories of famines, decision theory, development economics, public health, and the measures of well-being of countries.
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Harvard University
Top Publications
- Development as Freedom (2009) - 15,906 citations
- Development as Freedom (1999) - 13,525 citations
- Commodities and Capabilities (1987) - 3,753 citations
- On Economic Inequality (1973) - 3,454 citations
- Inequality Reexamined. (1993) - 3,250 citations
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- Full name
- Amartya Kumar Sen
- ORCID
- 0000-0002-6203-4674
- OpenAlex ID
- https://openalex.org/A5101501222
Research interests
- Political Philosophy and Ethics, Income, Poverty, and Inequality, Economic Theory and Institutions, Game Theory and Voting Systems, Economic Theory and Policy
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- Development as Freedom ↗2009 ·15,906OpenAlex citations
- Development as Freedom ↗1999 · International Journal Canada s Journal of Global Policy Analysis13,525OpenAlex citations
- Commodities and Capabilities ↗1987 · Canadian Journal of Economics/Revue canadienne d économique3,753OpenAlex citations
- On Economic Inequality ↗1973 ·3,454OpenAlex citations
- Inequality Reexamined. ↗1993 · The Economic Journal3,250OpenAlex citations
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- Development as Freedom ↗2009 ·
- Development as Freedom ↗1999 · International Journal Canada s Journal of Global Policy Analysis
- Commodities and Capabilities ↗1987 · Canadian Journal of Economics/Revue canadienne d économique
- On Economic Inequality ↗1973 ·
- Inequality Reexamined. ↗1993 · The Economic Journal
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