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Amartya Sen โ Indian Nobel Economist
First Indian Nobel laureate in Economics (1998); known for welfare economics, poverty and inequality research
India/UK ๐ฎ๐ณ 1998 Notable Economists
Key Facts
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Nobel Prize in Economics (1998): welfare economics, social choice theory, poverty measurement
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Capabilities approach: development should measure freedom and capabilities, not just GDP
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Key works: Poverty and Famines (1981), Development as Freedom (1999); founded Human Development Index (HDI) framework
๐ Did you know? Sen showed that famines are not caused by food shortage but by political failure โ no democracy with a free press has ever had a famine
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Notable Economists
Country
๐ฎ๐ณ India/UK
Year / Era
1998
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First Indian Nobel laureate in Economics (1998)