Joan Robinson

Joan Robinson
Robinson in 1973
Born	Joan Violet Maurice (1903-10-31)31 October 1903 Surrey, England
Died	5 August 1983(1983-08-05) (aged 79) Cambridge, England
Academic career
Field	Monetary economics
School or tradition	Post-Keynesian economics
Influences	Adam Smith, Karl Marx, John Maynard Keynes, Piero Sraffa, Michał Kalecki
Contributions	Joan Robinson's growth model Amoroso–Robinson relation Monopsony theory

Joan Violet Robinson FBA (née Maurice; 31 October 1903 – 5 August 1983) was a British economist known for her wide-ranging contributions to economic theory. One of the most prominent economists of the century, Joan Robinson incarnated the "Cambridge School" in most of its guises in the 20th century. She started out as a Marshallian; became, after 1936, one of the earliest and most ardent Keynesians; and ended up as a leader of the Neo-Ricardian and Post-Keynesian schools.