Amartya Sen

Amartya Sen is an Indian economist, philosopher, and writer born on November 3, 1933, in the Birbhum district of India. He is known for his work in development economics, welfare economics, and social choice theory. Sen was awarded the 1998 Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences for his contributions to welfare economics.

Sen received his education at various institutions, including Visva-Bharati University, University of Calcutta, Trinity College, Cambridge, and the University of Cambridge. He is the founder of the Human Development and Capability Association, an organization dedicated to the advancement of human development and capability research.

Throughout his career, Amartya Sen has mentored several doctoral students, including Kaushik Basu, Norman Schofield, and Ravi Kanbur. Moreover, his own doctoral advisor was Joan Robinson, an influential economist.

Sen's theoretical contributions include the human development theory and the entitlement approach to famine, both of which have made a significant impact on development economics. He is the father of Antara Dev Sen and Nandana Sen.