Background
Winters, L. Alan was born on April 8, 1950 in London. Son of Geoffrey Walter Horace and Christine Agnes (Ive) Winters.
Winters, L. Alan was born on April 8, 1950 in London. Son of Geoffrey Walter Horace and Christine Agnes (Ive) Winters.
Bachelor of Science, University Bristol, Bristol, United Kingdom, 1971; Master of Arts, University Cambridge, Cambridge, United Kingdom, 1976; Doctor of Philosophy, University Cambridge, Cambridge, United Kingdom, 1978.
Research officer, University Cambridge, 1971-1980; lecturer, University Bristol, 1980-1986; economist, World Bank, 1983-1985; professor economics, University Wales, 1986-1990; professor economics, University Birmingham, since 1990; division chief, World Bank, since 1994. Research program director Center for Economics Policy Research, London, 1987-1994. Associate editor Economic Journal, 1990-1996, Journal of Common Market Studies, 1990-1995, World Bank Economics Review, since 1996.
Chairman English Folk Dance and Song Society, British Association for Advancement of Science, economics section treasurer, vice president, 1990-1994.
Married Margaret Elizabeth Griffin, August 3, 1971 (divorced November 1996). Children: Victoria Anne, Catherine Jane. Married Zhen Kun Wang, May 3, 1997.