Background
Venables, Anthony James was born on April 25, 1953 in Newport, England. Son of John Venables.
Oxford OX1 2JD, UK
In 1978 Anthony studied at Oxford University.
Trinity Ln, Cambridge CB2 1TL, UK
Anthony studied at Clare College.
62 Woodstock Rd, Oxford OX2 6JF, UK
Anthony studied at Queen's College.
The Old Schools, Trinity Ln, Cambridge CB2 1TN, UK
Anthony studied at the University of Cambridge.
Houghton St, Holborn, London WC2A 2AE, UK
From 1992 to 2002 Anthony was a professor at London School of Economics.
From 2005 to 2008 Anthony was a chief economist at the United Kingdom Department for International Development.
Anthony Venables
Professor Anthony Venables
Professor Anthony Venables
Anthony Venables
Venables, Anthony James was born on April 25, 1953 in Newport, England. Son of John Venables.
Venables studied economics at Clare College, Cambridge, where he obtained his Bachelor of Arts in 1974. After completing his undergraduate degree, he then took up his studies at Saint Antony"s College, Oxford. He then became a lecturer at various universities before completing his Doctorate. Phil. in economics in 1984 from Worcester College, Oxford. He is a Fellow of New College, Oxford.
Venables is known as one of the pioneers of New Economic Geography. He co-authored along with Paul Krugman and Masahisa Fujita the influential book The Spatial Economy - Cities, Regions and International Trade (2001). He is the current director of the Oxford Centre for the Analysis of Resource Rich Economies (OxCarre).
He also serves on the Steering Group of the International Growth Centre.
From 2005 to 2008, he held the position of Chief Economist at the United Kingdom Department for International Development.
Married Patricia Rice. Children: Sarah, George.