Background
Thirlwall, Anthony Philip was born on April 21, 1941 in Workington, England. Son of Isaac and Ivy (Ticehurst) Thirlwall.
Thirlwall, Anthony Philip was born on April 21, 1941 in Workington, England. Son of Isaac and Ivy (Ticehurst) Thirlwall.
Bachelor of Arts Leeds University, 1962. Master of Arts Clark University, 1963. Doctor of Philosophy Leeds University, 1967.
Assistant Lector, University Leeds,
6. Visiting Professor, W. Virginia University, 1967. Lector Senior Lector, Reader, University Kent, Canterbury, 1966-1976.
Economics Adviser, United Kingdom Department Employment, 1968-1970. Research Association, Industrial Relations Section, Princeton University, 1971-1972. Visiting Economics, University Papua, New Guinea, 1974, Gezira, Sudan, 1978, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, United Kingdom, 1979, Messina, 1983.
Visiting Professor, Melbourne University, 1981. Professor Applied Economics, University Kent, Canterbury, England, since 1976. Editorial Board, Journal of Development Studies, since 1979.
The understanding of ‘regional’ economic differences, the theory of cumulative causation, and the concept of balanceof-payments constrained growth. The measurement of types of unemployment. The development of models of inflation and growth, and of population and growth.
Member National Institute Economic and Social Research (board governors l979—), Royal Economic Society (council l979-89).
Married Gianna Paoletti, March 26, 1966 (divorced 1986). Children: Lawrence, Alexandra.