John Crofton Hawksworth (born December 1963) is the chief

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for

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in the United Kingdom.

Early life

John Hawksworth was born in Brighton, England, in December 1963 to Robert Marshall Hawksworth and Norah Connor Hawksworth née Crofton. He was baptised at St Saviour's Church of England church in Pimlico, London, in 1964.

Career

Hawksworth is the chief economist for PriceWaterhouseCoopers in the United Kingdom.Profile: John Hawksworth.
PwC. Retrieved 13 May 2015. He specialises in global macroeconomics and

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issues, and is the editor of PWC's ''Economic Outlook'' and ''World in 2050'' series of reports. He has worked with the

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and the

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Personal life

Hawksworth is a chess player who has taken part in a number of tournaments. He has a

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of 2355 and has been awarded the title of International Master.John C Hawksworth.
chessgames.com Retrieved 22 April 2016. Currently married to his second wife, he has an adult daughter from his first marriage.

Selected publications

*''Challenging the conventions. Public borrowing rules and housing investment: A report for the Chartered Institute of Housing''. Chartered Institute of Housing, 1995. *''Review of research relevant to assessing the impact of the proposed National Pension Savings Scheme on household savings''. 2006.

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