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James Meade

James Meade, English economist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (died 1995)

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Born
June 23, 1907
Died
December 22, 1995
Zodiac sign
Cancer
Birth year
1907

About James Meade

James Edward Meade FBA was a British economist who made major contributions to the theory of international trade and welfare economics. Along with Richard Kahn, James Meade helped develop the concept of the Keynesian multiplier while participating in the Cambridge circus. In the 1930s, he served as specialist adviser on behalf of the British government at the Economic and Financial Organization of the League of Nations. James Edward Meade FBA (23 June 1907 – 22 December 1995) was a British economist who made major contributions to the theory of international trade and welfare economics. Atkinson, A.B; Weale, Martin (2000). "James Meade (1907–1995) – Biographical Memoirs of Fellows of the British Academy, 105, 473–500" (PDF). Layard, Richard; Weale, Martin (29 December 1995). "Obituary: Professor James Meade".

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James Meade timeline

  1. James Edward Meade FBA (23 June 1907 – 22 December 1995) was a British economist who made major contributions to the theory of international trade and welfare economics.
  2. Layard, Richard; Weale, Martin (29 December 1995). "Obituary: Professor James Meade".
  3. Atkinson, A.B; Weale, Martin (2000). "James Meade (1907–1995) – Biographical Memoirs of Fellows of the British Academy, 105, 473–500" (PDF).

The world when James Meade was born

James Meade was born in 1907. 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 1907

  • Best-selling book"The Lady of the Decoration" – Frances Little

Headlines and milestones

  • Major sports momentChicago Cubs win first of back-to-back World Series titles
  • Top headlinePanic of 1907 — financial crisis leads to Federal Reserve creation
  • Technology milestoneFirst commercial helicopter design
  • World population~1.67B

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderTheodore Roosevelt
  • U.S. population86.0M

1907 versus 2026

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

Measure19072026
Population86.0M341 million

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