Nicholas Barr

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is a British

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, currently serving as

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public economics Public economics ''(or economics of the public sector)'' is the study of government policy through the lens of economic efficiency and equity. Public economics builds on the theory of welfare economics and is ultimately used as a tool to improve s ...

at the

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(LSE). He received his

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in economics as a Fulbright Scholar from the

University of California, Berkeley The University of California, Berkeley (UC Berkeley, Berkeley, Cal, or California) is a public land-grant research university in Berkeley, California. Established in 1868 as the University of California, it is the state's first land-grant u ...

and his MSc in economics from LSE. According to his LSE biography, he has worked for the

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, "from 1990 to 1992 working on the design of income transfers and health finance in Central and Eastern Europe and Russia, and in 1995–96 as a principal author of the World Bank's World Development Report 1996: From Plan to Market." He also served as an advisor to the British, Chinese and South African governments. Since 1987, he has published four editions of his series, ''Economics of the welfare state'', the last published in 2012, of which was published in 2004.Barr, N. (2004). ''Economics of the welfare state''. New York: Oxford University Press.

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*''Investing in Human Capital: A Capital Markets Approach to Student Funding'' (2007), co-authored with Miguel Palacios Lleras *''Labor Markets And Social Policy In Central And Eastern Europe: The Accession And Beyond'' (2005) *''Economics of the welfare state'' (1987, 1993, 1998, 2004) *''The Welfare State As Piggy Bank: Information, Risk, Uncertainty, and the Role of the State'' (2001) *''Economic Theory and the Welfare State'' (2001) *''Financing Higher Education: Answers from the UK'' (2001) *''Labor Markets and Social Policy in Central and Eastern Europe: The Transition and Beyond'' (1994) *''Poland: Income Support and the Social Safety Net During the Transition (World Bank Country Study)'' (1993) *''The State of Welfare: The Welfare State in Britain Since 1974'' (1990) *''Strategies for Higher Education: The Alternative White Paper (Hume Papers)'' (1989) *''Public Financing in Theory and Practice'' (1987)

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Barr, Nicholas British economists Living people UC Berkeley College of Letters and Science alumni Alumni of the London School of Economics Academics of the London School of Economics Year of birth missing (living people) Fulbright alumni

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