John Weeks (economist)

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John Weeks (1941 – 26 July 2020) was an American economist. He was born in Austin, Texas. He was Professor Emeritus at the School of Oriental and African Studies of the University of London. His research interests were in theoretical and policy-applied macroeconomics and economic development. He published academic papers, books and policy reports in these areas.[1][2]

He died on 26 July 2020, aged 79.[3][4]

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  1. SOAS staff listing Archived 2019-12-01 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved 14 September 2010
  2. "Weeks' personal home page". Archived from the original on 2019-11-21. Retrieved 2022-03-17.
  3. Shankar Nayak, Bhabani (27 July 2020). "Prof John Weeks Humanised Economics as a Discipline". Counter Currents. Retrieved 27 July 2020.
  4. "We are greatly saddened by the death of the brilliant progressive heterodox economist John Weeks on 26 July". Brave New Europe. 27 July 2020. Retrieved 27 July 2020.