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Alan Budd

Alan Budd, English economist and academic (died 2023)

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Born
November 16, 1937
Died
January 13, 2023
Zodiac sign
Scorpio
Birth year
1937

About Alan Budd

Sir Alan Peter Budd (16 November 1937 – 13 January 2023) was a British economist, who was a founding member of the Bank of England's Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) in 1997. Budd left the MPC in May 1999, and between August 1999 and 2008 was Provost of The Queen's College, Oxford. Budd was temporarily head of Her Majesty's Government's Office for Budget Responsibility during 2010. In 2005, he was appointed to the board of the IG Group, a spread betting firm founded by Stuart Wheeler. He was awarded an Honorary DSc degree by the University of Salford in 2008.

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Alan Budd timeline

  1. In 2005, he was appointed to the board of the IG Group, a spread betting firm founded by Stuart Wheeler.
  2. He was awarded an Honorary DSc degree by the University of Salford in 2008.

The world when Alan Budd was born

Alan Budd was born in 1937. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.

Culture in 1937

  • #1 song"A-Tisket, A-Tasket" – Ella Fitzgerald
  • Top movieSnow White and the Seven Dwarfs
  • Best-selling bookOf Mice and Men – John Steinbeck

Headlines and milestones

  • Major sports momentJoe Louis becomes heavyweight champion
  • Top headlineHindenburg zeppelin explodes in New Jersey
  • Technology milestoneGolden Gate Bridge opens in San Francisco
  • Defining fadSwing music
  • Notable inventionShopping cart
  • World population2.30 billion

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderFranklin D. Roosevelt
  • Sports championNew York Yankees (World Series)
  • U.S. population128.8M

1937 versus 2026

These figures put everyday life in Alan Budd's birth year beside the site's latest United States snapshot.

Measure19372026
Gas$0.20$3.45/gal
Average home$5,200$435,000
Average income$3,000$67,500
Minimum wage$0.25$7.25/hr (federal)
Movie ticket$0.25$11.95
Postage stamp$0.03$0.73
Population128.8M341 million

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