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Nicholar Barr is a British
United Kingdom

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 economist
Economist

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, currently serving as professor
Professor

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 of public economics at the London School of Economics
London School of Economics

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 (LSE). He received his Ph.D.
Ph.D.

Ph.D. or PHD may stand for:* Doctor of Philosophy, an academic degree* Ph.D. , a 1980s British group* Piled Higher and Deeper, a web comic strip...
 in Economics as a fullbright scholar from the University of California, Berkley and his MSc
MSC

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 in Economics from LSE. According to his LSE biography, he has worked for the World Bank
World Bank

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, "from 1990-92 working on the design of income transfers and health finance in Central and Eastern Europe and Russia, and in 1995-96 as a principal author of the World Bank's World Development Report 1996: From Plan to Market." He also served as an advisor to the British, Chinese and South African governments.






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Nicholar Barr is a British
United Kingdom

The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom , the UK or Britain,is a sovereign state located off the northwestern coast of continental Europe....
 economist
Economist

An economist is an expert in the social science of economics. The individual may also study, develop, and apply theories and concepts from economics and write about economic policy....
, currently serving as professor
Professor

The meaning of the word professor varies. In some English-speaking countries, it refers to a senior academic who holds a departmental chair, especially as head of the Academic department, or a personal chair awarded specifically to that individual....
 of public economics at the London School of Economics
London School of Economics

The London School of Economics and Political Science, more commonly referred to as The London School of Economics or LSE, is a specialist college of the University of London in London, England....
 (LSE). He received his Ph.D.
Ph.D.

Ph.D. or PHD may stand for:* Doctor of Philosophy, an academic degree* Ph.D. , a 1980s British group* Piled Higher and Deeper, a web comic strip...
 in Economics as a fullbright scholar from the University of California, Berkley and his MSc
MSC

MSC may refer to:...
 in Economics from LSE. According to his LSE biography, he has worked for the World Bank
World Bank

The World Bank is a bank that provides financial and technical assistance to developing countries for development programs with the stated goal of reducing poverty....
, "from 1990-92 working on the design of income transfers and health finance in Central and Eastern Europe and Russia, and in 1995-96 as a principal author of the World Bank's World Development Report 1996: From Plan to Market." He also served as an advisor to the British, Chinese and South African governments. Since 1987, he has published four editions of his series, Economics of the welfare state, the last of which was published in 2004. According to Amazon.com
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, he has published the following books:

Publications

  • Investing in Human Capital: A Capital Markets Approach to Student Funding (2007), co-authored with Miguel Palacios Lleras
  • Labor Markets And Social Policy In Central And Eastern Europe: The Accession And Beyond (2005)
  • Economics of the welfare state (1987, 1993, 1998, 2004)
  • The Welfare State As Piggy Bank: Information, Risk, Uncertainty, and the Role of the State (2001)
  • Economic Theory and the Welfare State (2001)
  • Financing Higher Education: Answers from the UK (2001)
  • Labor Markets and Social Policy in Central and Eastern Europe: The Transition and Beyond (1994)
  • Poland: Income Support and the Social Safety Net During the Transition (World Bank Country Study) (1993)
  • The State of Welfare: The Welfare State in Britain Since 1974 (1990)
  • Strategies for Higher Education: The Alternative White Paper (Hume Papers) (1989)
  • Public Financing in Theory and Practice (1987)


See also

  • Public sector economics
    Public sector economics

    Public sector economics is the study of economic issues that concern the public sector in a mixed economy. While much of economics is based on how markets work, public sector economics focuses on why Market failure, and what issues arise around regulation and planning by government to ensure that goods and services meet people's needs and wa...