by Rolf Aaberge (University of Oslo), François Bourguignon (Paris School of Economics), Andrea Brandolini (Banca d’Italia), Francisco H. G. Ferreira (The World Bank), Janet C. Gornick (University of New York), John Hills (London School of Economics), Markus Jäntti (Stockholm University), Stephen P. Jenkins (Lon-don School of Economics), Eric Marlier (Luxembourg Institute of Socio-Economic Research LISER), John Micklewright (University College London), Brian Nolan (University of Oxford), Thomas Piketty (Paris School of Economics), Walter J. Radermacher (Eurostat), Timothy M. Smeeding (University of Wisconsin-Madison), Nicholas H. Stern (London School of Economics), Joseph Stiglitz (Columbia University), Holly Sutherland (University of Essex)
Tony Atkinson is universally celebrated for his outstanding contributions to the measurement and analysis of inequality, but he never saw the study of inequality as a separate branch of economics. He was an economist in the classical sense, rejecting any sub-field labelling of his interests and expertise, and he made contributions right across economics. His death on 1 January 2017 deprived the world of both an intellectual giant and a deeply committed public servant in the broadest sense of the term. This collective tribute highlights the range, depth and importance of Tony’s enormous legacy, the product of over fifty years' work.
Published in 2017 in: Review of Income and Wealth, v. 63, 3, pp. 411-444
