John kay economist biography of william shakespeare

British economist (born 1948)

Sir John Anderson Kay, CBE, FRSE, FBA, FAcSS (born 1948) is a British economist.

John kay economist biography of william shakespeare

He was the first dean of Oxford’s Said Business School and has held chairs at the London School of Economics, the University of Oxford, and London Business School. He has been a fellow of St John's College, Oxford, since 1970.^[1][2]

Career

Born in Edinburgh, Kay was educated at the Royal High School, Edinburgh University, and Nuffield College, Oxford.

He lectured in economics at Oxford from 1971 to 1978.

In 1979, Kay became Research Director and the Director of the independent think tank, the Institute for Fiscal Studies.^[3] In 1986 he became a professor at the London Business School and founded London Economics, a consultancy firm.

He was the first director of Oxford's Said Business School from 1997 to 1999, and has written at some length as to why he chose to resign after only two yea