John H. Pencavel is a British economist and academic, currently serving as Levin Professor of Economics (Emeritus) at Stanford University, having been at the institution since 1969. He is a Fellow of the Econometric Society (1993), Fellow of University College London (2001), Fellow of the Society of Labor Economists (2004), and Distinguished Fellow of the American Economic Association.
John Pencavel | |
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| Nationality | British |
| Academic career | |
| Field | Econometrics Labour economics |
| Institution | Stanford University |
| Alma mater | University College London Princeton University |
| Influences |
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| Awards | Jacob Mincer Award (2008) |
| Information at IDEAS / RePEc | |
Career
editPencavel grew up in Hanwell, West London, attending Drayton Manor Grammar School. He then went on to read Economics at University College London, gaining both a BSc (1965) and MSc (1966), before receiving his PhD from Princeton University in 1969.[1]
In 2005, he was made President of the Society of Labor Economists, and in 2014 was made President of the Western Economic Association.[2]
Pencavel's major contributions lie within labour economics, focussing on behavioural models of trade unions, and modelling worker cooperatives.[3] Pencavel is also the creator of the JEL Classification System, used in an amended form by the AEA to this day.[4]
Awards
editPencavel was awarded a Guggenheim Fellowship in 1978, and the Jacob Mincer Award for lifetime contributions to labour economics in 2008.[5]
References
edit- ^ "John H Pencavel". Stanford University. Retrieved 23 July 2020.
- ^ "Past Presidents" (PDF). Western Economic Association International.
- ^ "John Pencavel interview". UCL. Retrieved 23 July 2020.
- ^ Cherrier, Beatrice (June 2017). "Classifying Economics: A History of the JEL Codes". Journal of Economic Literature. 55 (2): 545–79. doi:10.1257/jel.20151296. Retrieved 23 July 2020.
- ^ "Curriculum Vitae: John Pencavel". Stanford University. December 2019.