Suzy Paine

British academic economist (1946–1985)

Suzanne Helen Paine (10 March 1946 – 10 November 1985) was a British economist.^[1] She was lecturer at the University of Cambridge, UK and a Fellow of Clare and Girton colleges.

Her subject area was development economics, particularly in the countries of Turkey, Japan, India, and China. She supported economics to have a social purpose, along with rigorous analysis.^[2] She was a founder member of the editorial board of Cambridge Journal of Economics.^[1] Among her doctoral students was Abhijit Sen.^[3] Her work continued to be cited into the twenty-first century.

The Suzy Paine Fund was established in her memory to fund travel to Asia relevant to their studies for students in the subject area of political economy.^[4]

Publications

She was the author or co-author of several books and articles, including:

Adam Fforde and Suzanne H. Paine (1987) The Limits of National Liberation: Problems of Economic Management in the Democratic Republic of Vietnam, with a Statistical Appendix Routledge, London pp 268 ISBN 9781003243717
Suzanne Paine (1981) Spatial aspects of Chinese development: Issues, outcomes and policies 1949–79. The Journal of Development Studies volume 17 issue 2 pp. 133-195
Suzanne Paine (1976) Balanced development: Maoist conception and Chinese practice. World Development volume 4 issue 4 pp. 277-304
Suzanne H. Paine (1971) Wage Differentials in the Japanese Manufacturing Sector. Oxford Economic Papers New Series, volume 23, issue 2 pp. 212-238

References

^ ^a ^b "Suzy Paine". Cambridge Journal of Economics. 9 (4): 301. December 1985. doi:10.1093/oxfordjournals.cje.a035583.
^ Chakravarty, Sukhamoy (1987). "Marxist economics and contemporary developing economies". Cambridge Journal of Economics. 11 (1): 3–22.
^ Nandy, Chandan (30 August 2022). "Saluting Abhijit Sen, one of India's greatest experts on rural economy". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 31 August 2022.
^ "Suzy Paine Fund: Notice". Cambridge University Reporter. Retrieved 5 September 2022.