Gregory Clark (economist)
Gregory Clark (born 19 September 1957) is an economic historian at the University of Southern Denmark. He is known for his economic research on the industrial revolution and social mobility.
Gregory Clark | |
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 Clark in May 2023 | |
| Born | September 19, 1957 |
| Academic career | |
| Institution | University of Southern Denmark University of California, Davis London School of Economics University of Michigan Stanford University |
| Field | Macroeconomics, economic history |
| Alma mater | University of Cambridge (BA) Harvard University (PhD) |
Biography
Clark, whose grandfathers were migrants to Scotland from Ireland, was born in Bellshill, Scotland. He attended Holy Cross High School in Hamilton. In 1974 he and fellow pupil Paul Fitzpatrick won the Scottish Daily Express schools debating competition. He earned a BA degree in economics and philosophy at King's College, Cambridge in 1979 and a PhD in economics at Harvard University in 1985.[1] He has also taught as an assistant professor at Stanford and the University of Michigan.
Clark is a professor of economics at the University of Southern Denmark.[2] He was formerly (until 2013) chair of the economics department at the University of California, Davis. His areas of research are long term economic growth, the wealth of nations, the economic history of The Industrial Revolution, England and India, and social mobility.[3] He is also a Visiting Professor in the Economic History Department at London School of Economics and a Distinguished Professor Emeritus at the University of California, Davis.[4]
Selected publications
Books
- A Farewell to Alms (2007), a Malthusian look at economic history
- The Son Also Rises (2014), on social mobility.