David Newbery
| David Newbery CBE | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1 June 1943[1] |
| Nationality | British |
| Alma mater | University of Cambridge |
| Doctoral students | Rufus Pollock |
| Information at IDEAS / RePEc | |
David Michael Garrood Newbery, CBE, FBA (born 1 June 1943),[2] has been Professor of Applied Economics at the University of Cambridge since 1988.[3] He is a foremost thinker in the field of energy economics, writing extensively on the regulation of electricity markets. His interests also include climate change mitigation and environmental policy, privatisation, and risk.[4]
Career
Newbery co-authored a book and several articles with Nobel-laureate Joseph Stiglitz.
Besides his role as Professor of Applied Economics at Cambridge, he serves as Vice Chairman of Cambridge Economic Policy Associates,[5] Director of the Cambridge Electricity Policy Research Group[6] and an occasional consultant to the World Bank.[7] In 1988-2003 he was Director of the Department of Applied Economics. He was a member of the Competition Commission in 1996-2002, and chairman of the Dutch electricity market surveillance committee. He was elected a Fellow of the British Academy[3] in 1991. He is a member of the Academic Panel of DEFRA.[3] Since 1966 he has been a fellow of Churchill College, and succeeded Archie Howie as President of its Senior Combination Room (SCR) in October 2010.[8]
Honours
Newbery was appointed Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) in the 2012 Birthday Honours for services to economics.[9]
Selected bibliography
Books
- Newbery, David M.G.; Stiglitz, Joseph E. (1981). The theory of commodity price stabilization: a study in the economics of risk. Oxford Oxford New York: Clarendon Press Oxford University Press. ISBN 9780198284178.
- Newbery, David M.G.; Stern, Nicholas (1987). The Theory of taxation for developing countries. New York: Published for the World Bank by Oxford University Press. ISBN 9780195205411.
- Newbery, David M.G. (1995). Tax and benefit reform in Central and Eastern Europe. London: Centre for Economic Policy Research. ISBN 9781898128199.
- Newbery, David M. (1999). Privatization, restructuring, and regulation of network utilities. The Walras-Pareto Lectures. Cambridge, Massachusetts: MIT Press. ISBN 9780262640480.
- Newbery, David M.G.; Székely, István P. (2008). Hungary: an economy in transition. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. ISBN 9780521057547.
Journal articles
- Newbery, David M.G. (September 1970). "A theorem on the measurement of inequality". Journal of Economic Theory. Elsevier. 2 (3): 264–266. doi:10.1016/0022-0531(70)90040-2.
- Newbery, David M.G. (Spring 1978). "Stochastic limit pricing". The Bell Journal of Economics. RAND Corporation via JSTOR. 9 (1): 260–269. doi:10.2307/3003625.
- Newbery, David M.G.; Stiglitz, Joseph E. (December 1979). "The theory of commodity price stabilisation rules: welfare impacts and supply responses". The Economic Journal. Royal Economic Society via JSTOR. 89 (356): 799–817. doi:10.2307/2231500.
- Newbery, David M.G.; Stiglitz, Joseph E. (January 1984). "Pareto inferior trade". Review of Economic Studies. Oxford Journals. 51 (1): 1–12. doi:10.2307/2297701.
References
- ↑ "Prof David Newbery, CBE, FBA". Debrett's. Retrieved 12 December 2012.
- ↑ "Newbery, David M. G.". Library of Congress. Retrieved 26 October 2014.
data sheet (b. 6-1-1943)
- 1 2 3 Faculty page at University of Cambridge
- ↑ Blaug, Mark; Vane, Howard R. (2003). Who's Who in Economics. Edward Elgar Publishing. p. 601. ISBN 1840649925.
- ↑ CEPA
- ↑ Electricity Policy Research Group profile
- ↑ Profile at EE Institute
- ↑ Churchill College SCR
- ↑ The London Gazette: (Supplement) no. 60173. p. 8. 16 June 2012.