James Edward Meade

James Edward Meade (1907–1995) was a British economist renowned for his contributions to international trade theory and welfare economics, including developing the Keynesian multiplier with Richard Kahn.[1][2] He served as an adviser at the League of Nations in the 1930s, prepared UK national income accounts during World War II, and held professorships at the London School of Economics (1947–1957) and Cambridge University (1957–1974).[2][3] Meade shared the 1977 Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences with Bertil Ohlin for their pathbreaking work on international trade and capital movements.[1][6]