James Meade

James Meade (1907-1995) was a British economist who was awarded the 1977 Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences. He was born in Swanage, United Kingdom, and died in Cambridge, Cambridgeshire. Meade's work focused on the theory of international trade and international capital movements, making significant contributions as an economist across the academic discipline of economics.

Meade received his education from multiple institutions, including Malvern College, Christ's College, Cambridge, Trinity College, Cambridge, and Oriel College, Oxford. Throughout his career, he taught and mentored several students, including doctoral student Pranab Bardhan.