Walters, (Sir) Alan Arthur

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WALTERS, (Sir) Alan Arthur

WALTERS, (Sir) Alan Arthur. British, b. 1926. Genres: Economics, Money/Finance. Career: Lecturer and subsequently Sr. Lecturer, 1952-61, and Professor and Head, Dept. of Econometrics and Social Statistics, 1961- 68, University of Birmingham; Cassel Professor of Economics, London School of Economics, 1968-77; Professor of Economics, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, 1977-91; Adviser to the Prime Minister, 1981-83, 1989; Vice Chairman of AIG Trading Group, 1991-. Publications: (with R.W. Clower, G. Dalton and M. Harwitz) Growth without Development, 1966; Integration in Freight Transport, 1968; The Economics of Road User Chargers, 1968; An Introduction to Econometrics, 1968; (with E. Bennathan) Economics of Ocean Freight Rates, 1969; Money in Boom and Slump, 1969, 3rd ed., 1971; Money and Banking, 1970; (with A. Churchill et al.) Road Use Charges in Central America, 1972; (ed.) Money and Banking: Noise and Prices, 1975; (with P.R.G. Layard) Microeconomic Theory, 1977; (with E. Bennathan) Port Pricing and Investment Policy for Developing Countries, 1979; Britain's Economic Renaissance, 1986; Sterling in Danger, 1990; The Economics and Politics of Money, 1998 (essays), ed. by K. Matthews, 1998. Address: 3 Chesterfield Hill, London W1J 5BJ, England. Online address: [email protected]

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