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Richard Lipsey

Canadian economist · Canada · Academics · Born 1928 · age 98

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Richard George Lipsey, is a Canadian academic and economist. He is best known for his work on the economics of the second-best, a theory that demonstrated that piecemeal establishing of individual first best conditions would not necessarily raise welfare in a situation in which all first best conditions could not be...

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Awards

Fellow of the Econometric Society1972
Officer of the Order of Canada
Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada

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Richard George Lipsey, is a Canadian academic and economist. He is best known for his work on the economics of the second-best, a theory that demonstrated that piecemeal establishing of individual first best conditions would not necessarily raise welfare in a situation in which all first best conditions could not be satisfied, an article that he co-authored with Kelvin Lancaster. He is currently Professor Emeritus of Economics at Simon Fraser University.

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Canada
Category
Academics
Type
Academic
Status
living
Dates
Born 1928 · age 98

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