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Amartya Sen conferred Spain’s Top Award in Social Science
Indian economist and Nobel Laureate, Amartya Kumar Sen, was conferred with “Princess of Asturias Award” in social sciences category which is Spain’s top prize. He was selected out of 41 candidates from 20 countries. Why he was selected? Amartya Sen was selected for his best-known work- “Poverty and Famines”. About the Award Sen has been ..
Month: Current Affairs - May, 2021
Category: Awards, Persons & Places in News
Topics: 2020 Peace Prize of the German Book Trade • Amartya Sen • Amartya Sen Chair in Inequality Studies • Poverty and Famines • Princess of Asturias Award
‘Infosys Prize 2019’ given to Six Leading Achievers
The six winners of Infosys Prize 2019 were felicitated with a pure gold medal, a citation and prize money of USD 100,000, which were presented by Bharat Ratna & Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Science 1998 winner, Prof. Amartya Kumar Sen on Tuesday, 7th January 2020 at Bengaluru. First awarded in the year 2008, the ..
Month: Current Affairs - January, 2020
Topics: Amartya Sen • Bengaluru • Bharat Ratna • CSIR • Humanities • Hyderabad • IIT Bombay • Infosys Prize • Infosys Science Foundation • Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Science
London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE) establishes a new academic position in honor of Amartya Sen
The London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE) has established the Amartya Sen Chair in Inequality Studies to honour the Indian-born economist, philosopher and Nobel laureate. The chair will provide coordination and strategic leadership on the inter-disciplinary analysis of inequalities at LSE. Besides, it will connect research on inequalities across the School, engage with ..
Topics: Academia • Academic disciplines • Amartya Sen • Economist • India Observatory • Institute for New Economic Thinking • International Center for Research on Women • Jean Drèze • London School of Economics • Sen • Social choice theory
Amartya Sen Chair in Inequality Studies
The London School of Economics (LSE) has announced the establishment of the Amartya Sen Chair in Inequality Studies to honour the Nobel laureate who has also served as the Professor of Economics at LSE. Amartya Sen Chair in Inequality Studies Amartya Sen Chair in Inequality Studies is a living embodiment of the LSE’s enduring commitment to ..
Month: Current Affairs - April, 2019
Topics: Amartya Sen • Amartya Sen Chair in Inequality Studies • Inequality Studies • London School of Economics • Welfare economics
Amartya Sen recipient of Oxford University’s Bodley Medal 2019
Nobel Prize-winning economist Amartya Sen has been awarded the prestigious 2019 Bodley Medal, the highest honour bestowed by the University of Oxford’s world-famous Bodleian Libraries. Sen received the medal in Oxford during an event called the ‘Founder’s Lunch’ from Chris Patten, chancellor of the university, and Richard Ovenden, librarian. Beside him, other winner of the ..
Topics: Amartya Sen • Awards • Bodleian Libraries • Bodley • Bodley Medal • Richard Ovenden • University of Oxford • Weston Library