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Amartya Sen

Indian economist and philosopher (1933-)

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Amartya Sen is an Indian economist and philosopher born in 1933 who has made major contributions to understanding poverty, inequality, and human development. His work matters because it has fundamentally shaped how governments and organizations think about measuring well-being and designing policies to improve people's lives beyond just economic growth.

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Born: 1933-11-03

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Active from: 1999
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Amartya Kumar Sen ( Bengali: [ˈɔmortːo ˈʃen]; born 3 November 1933) 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.

Sen is currently the Thomas W. Lamont University Professor, and professor of economics and philosophy, at Harvard University. He previously served as master of Trinity College at the University of Cambridge. In 1999, he received India's highest civilian honour, Bharat Ratna, for his contribution to welfare economics. The German Publishers and Booksellers Association awarded him the 2020 Peace Prize of the German Book Trade for his pioneering scholarship addressing issues of global justice and combating social inequality in education and healthcare.