Background
Bliss, Christopher John Emile was born on February 17, 1940 in London. Son of John Llwelyn and Patricia Paula (Dubern) Bliss.
Bliss, Christopher John Emile was born on February 17, 1940 in London. Son of John Llwelyn and Patricia Paula (Dubern) Bliss.
Bachelor of Arts, Cambridge University, 1962, Doctor of Philosophy., 1966.
Fellow, Christ’s College Cambridge, 1965-1971. University Lector, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, United Kingdom, 1965-1971,1966-1971. Professor of Economics, University Essex, 1971-1977.
Nuffield Reader Inter-
nat. Economics, Fellow, Nuffield College Oxford, since 1977. Managing Editor, Assistant Editor, Review of Economic Studies, 1967-1971.
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My chief and continuing fascination since I was introduced to economics as an undergraduate has been economic theory. I have explored this in many directions, including some which are quite abstract. The temptation to pursue an idea as far as it will go, or to strip something down to its very barest essentials, is one
which I have been neither able nor inclined to resist.
Among my published works are one or two pieces whose greatest merit may well be their beauty. Despite this, my fascination with the abstract has always had to compete with an unquenchable interest in the world of experience and reality. I have always felt the force of what Emmanuel Lasker (speaking of chess) called ‘the merciless facts’, and I cannot help but feel contempt for those who run away from them.
This is reflected in my approach to economics and in my general philosophy, including my political philosophy. Being interested in things has been to some extent a vice for me. By drawing me into various studies and hobbies it has ensured that the singleminded devotion to specialised scholarship which I admire in others has not been my way.
Similarly, within economics I have spread myself too widely to make myself the master of any one area. I am always embarrassed to be asked what area I work in. The enquiry deserves a short answer but I am seldom working in one area alone.
Today my chief interest is macroeconomic theory. I am appalled by the gap between what we observe and what theory can explain, and I would like to make that gap smaller.
Fellow Christ's College Cambridge, 1965-1971, lecturer, 1966-1971. Fellow Econometric Society.
Married Heather Midmer, September 6, 1964 (divorced 1983). Children– John, Anna, Madeline.