Stern, Nicholas


Professor Lord Stern of Brentford 

Department

Position held

Asia Research Centre

Chair

Grantham Research Institute on Climate Change and the Environment

Chair of the Institute

Centre for Climate Change Economics and Policy

Chair

India Observatory

Head

Suntory and Toyota International Centres for Economics and Related Disciplines (STICERD)

IG Patel Professor of Economics and Government

Non LSE positions held

Department

Position held

British Academy

President

Experience keywords:

economic development and growth; climate change; government; public policy and the role of the state and economies in transition; India; economic theory; tax reform; economics

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Professor Lord Stern was adviser to the UK Government on the Economics of Climate Change and Development from 2005-2007, and Head of the Stern Review on the Economics of Climate Change. He was also Head of the Government Economic Service, 2003-2007; Second Permanent Secretary to Her Majesty's Treasury, 2003-2005; and Director of Policy and Research for the Prime Minister's Commission for Africa, 2004-2005. He was Chief Economist and Senior Vice President at the World Bank from 2000-2003.

During his time as Chief Economist of the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development and Visiting Professor of Economics at LSE, he was one of the founding forces behind the Asia Research Centre, formally becoming its director on 11 June 2007.

His research and publications have focused on the economics of climate change, economic development and growth, economic theory, tax reform, public policy and the role of the state and economies in transition.

Languages:

French [Spoken: Intermediate]

Media experience:

RadioTV

Contact Points

LSE phone number:

+44 (0)20 7955 7871

Publications

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Dietz, Simon and Stern, Nicholas (2014) Endogenous growth, convexity of damages and climate risk: how Nordhaus’ framework supports deep cuts in carbon emissions The Economic Journal. ISSN 1468-0297

Singh, N.K and Stern, Nicholas, eds (2014) The New Bihar - rekindling governance and development Harper Collins India, Noida, India. ISBN 9789350296417

Stern, Nicholas and Bowen, Alex and Whalley, John, eds (2014) Global cooperation and understanding to accelerate climate action The Tricontinental Series on Global Economic Issues, 4. World Scientific Publishing Co., London, UK. ISBN 9789814551847

Lanjouw, Peter and Murgai, Rinku and Stern, Nicholas (2013) Nonfarm diversification, poverty, economic mobility, and income inequality: a case study in village India Agricultural Economics, 44 (4-5). 461-473. ISSN 0169-5150

2012

Guesnerie, Roger and Stern, Nicholas (2012) Introduction to the special issue on managing climate change Journal of Public Economic Theory, 14 (2). 189-196. ISSN 1097-3923

Rode, Philipp and Stern, Nick and Zenghelis, Dimitri (2012) Global problems: city solutions In: Burdett, Richard and Rode, Philipp, (eds.) The Electric City: Urban Age Electric City Conference London 6-7 December 2012. The London School of Economics and Political Science is a School of the University of London, Alfred Herrhausen Society, London, UK, 5-6.

Stern, Nicholas (2012) By unleashing the low-carbon economy we can create jobs and reduce deficits and debts LSE European Politics and Policy (EUROPP) Blog (28 May 2012) Blog entry

Stern, Nicholas and Kattumuri, Ruth and Rydge, James (2012) Low-carbon growth and development In: Basu, Kaushik and Maertens , Annemie, (eds.) The New Oxford Companion to Economics in India. Oxford University Press India, Deli, India. ISBN 9780198078555

2011

Charlesworth, Anita and Gray, Alastair and Pencheon, David and Stern, Nicholas (2011) Assessing the health benefits of tackling climate change BMC, 343 (oct19 ). d6520-d6520. ISSN 0959-8138

Stern, Nicholas and Zenghelis, Dimitri and Rode, Philipp (2011) Global challenges: city solutions In: Burdett, Ricky and Sudjic, D., (eds.) Living in the Endless City: The Urban Age Project. LSE Cities. London School of Economics and Deutsche Bank’s Alfred Herrhausen Society, London, UK.

Himanshu, Himanshu and Stern, Nicholas (2011) India and an Indian village: 50 years of economic development in Palanpur Working Paper, 43. Asia Research Centre, London School of Economics and Political Science, London, UK.

Smith, Leonard A. and Stern, Nicholas (2011) Uncertainty in science and its role in climate policy Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society A: Mathematical, Physical and Engineering Sciences, 369 (1956). 4818-4841. ISSN 1364-503X

2010

Stern, Nicholas (2010) Climate: what you need to know New York Review of Books, 57 (11). ISSN 0028-7504

Kattumuri, Ruth and Stern, Nicholas and Nilekani, Nandan (2010) Climate change in India In: Acharya, Shankar and Mohan, Rakesh, (eds.) India's Economy: Performances and Challenges. Oxford University Press, Oxford, UK. ISBN 9780198064695

Stern, Nicholas (2010) Gérer les changements climatiques. Climat, croissance, développement et équité Leçons inaugurales du Collège de France. Collège de France, Paris, France. ISBN 978-2-21365-504-8

Bowen, Alex and Stern, Nicholas (2010) Environmental policy and the economic downturn Oxford Review of Economic Policy, 26 (2). 137-163. ISSN 0266-903X

Stern, Nicholas and Kattumuri, Ruth and Nilekani, Nandan (2010) A global deal on climate change: a possible role for India In: Acharya, Shankar and Mohan, Rakesh, (eds.) India's Economy: Performance and Challenges. Oxford University Press, New Delhi, India. ISBN 9780198064695

Stern, Nicholas (2010) Presidential address: imperfections in the economics of public policy, imperfections in markets, and climate change Journal of the European Economic Association, 8 (2-3). 253-288. ISSN 1542-4774

Bowen, Alex and Stern, Nicholas (2010) Environmental policy and the economic downturn Centre for Climate Change Economics and Policy and Grantham Research Institute on Climate Change and the Environment, 16. Centre for Climate Change Economics and Policy and Grantham Research Institute on Climate Change and the Environment, London, UK.

2009

Zenghelis, Dimitri and Stern, Nicholas (2009) Principles for a global deal for limiting the risks from climate change Environmental and Resource Economics, 43 (3). 307-311. ISSN 0924-6460

Hepburn, Cameron and Stern, Nicholas (2009) The global deal on climate change In: Helm, Dieter and Hepburn, Cameron, (eds.) The Economics and Politics of Climate Change. Oxford University Press, Oxford, UK, 36-57. ISBN 9780199573288

Bowen, Alex and Fankhauser, Samuel and Stern, Nicholas and Zenghelis, Dimitri (2009) An outline of the case for a ‘green’ stimulus Policy Brief, February 2009. The Grantham Research Institute on Climate Change and the Environment, London, UK.

Ahmad, Ehtisham and Stern, Nicholas (2009) Effective carbon taxes and public policy options: insights from India and Pakistan Working Paper, 28. Asia Research Centre, London School of Economics and Political Science, London, UK.

Stern, Nick (2009) Deciding our future in Copenhagen: will the world rise to the challenge of climate change? Policy briefs, Grantham Research Institute on Climate Change and the Environment, The Centre for Climate Change Economics and Policy, London, UK.

Stern, Nicholas (2009) A blueprint for a safer planet: how to manage climate change and create a new era of progress and prosperity Bodley Head, London, UK. ISBN 9781847920379

Dietz, Simon and Stern, Nicholas (2009) Note - On the timing of greenhouse gas emissions reductions: a final rejoinder to the symposium on "the economics of climate change: The Stern Review and its critics" Review of Environmental Economics and Policy, 3 (1). 138-140. ISSN 1750-6824

Stern, Nicholas (2009) Changing economics In: Dodds, Felix and Higham, Andrew and Sherman, Richard, (eds.) Climate Change and Energy Insecurity: the Challenge for Peace, Security and Development. Earthscan, London, UK. ISBN 9781844078561

2008

Stern, Nicholas (2008) The economics of climate change American Economic Review, 98 (2). 1-37. ISSN 0002-8282

Stern, Nicholas (2008) Key elements of a global deal on climate change London School of Economics and Political Science, London, UK.

Fankhauser, Samuel and Sehlleier, Friedel and Stern, Nicholas (2008) Climate change, innovation and jobs Climate Policy, 8 (4). 421-429. ISSN 1469-3062

Dietz, Simon and Stern, Nicholas (2008) Why economic analysis supports strong action on climate change: a response to the Stern review's critics Review of Environmental Economics and Policy, 2 (1). 94-113. ISSN 1750-6824

Hepburn, Cameron and Stern, Nicholas (2008) A new global deal on climate change Oxford Review of Economic Policy, 24 (2). 259-279. ISSN 0266-903X

Stern, Nicholas (2007) The economics of climate change: the Stern review Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, UK. ISBN 9780521700801

Dietz, Simon and Stern, Nicholas and Hope, Chris and Zenghelis, Dimitri (2007) Reflections on the Stern review (1): a robust case for strong action to reduce the risks of climate change World Economics, 8 (1). 121-168. ISSN 1468-1838

Dietz, Simon and Stern, Nicholas and Anderson, Dennis and Taylor, Chris and Zenghelis, Dimitri (2007) Right for the right reasons: a final rejoinder on the Stern review World Economics, 8 (2). 229-258. ISSN 1468-1838

2006

Stern, Nicholas (2006) The Stern review report on the economics of climate change 0521700809. Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, UK.

Stern, Nicholas (2006) Supporting and financing Africa's resurgence Journal of African Economies, 15 (Supple). 161-187. ISSN 0963-8024

Stern, Nicholas and Dethier, Jean-Jacques and Halsey Rogers, F. (2006) Growth and empowerment: making development happen Munich lectures in economics. MIT, Cambridge, Mass., USA. ISBN 9780262693462

Bourguignon, F. and Pereira da Silva, L. and Stern, Nicholas (2006) Evaluating the poverty impact on economic policies: some analytical challenges In: Mody, A. and Pattiloo, C., (eds.) Macroeconomics Policies and Poverty Reduction. Routledge studies in the modern world economy (53). Routledge, London, UK, 36-70. ISBN 9780415700719

Dietz, Simon and Bowen, Alex and Hepburn, Cameron and Hope, Chris and Ranger, Nicola and Stern, Nicholas (2006) On discounting non-marginal policy decisions and cost-benefit analysis of climate-change policy SSRN Research Paper, 295. Social Science Research Network.

2005

Stern, Nicholas (2005) Making development work in Africa: our common interest Economie Publique, 17. ISSN 1373-8496

2004

Ferro, Manuela and Rosenblatt, David and Stern, Nicholas (2004) Policies for pro-poor growth in India In: Basu, Kaushik, (ed.) India's Emerging Economy: Performance and Prospects in the 1990s and Beyond. MIT Press, Cambridge, Mass., US, 153-182. ISBN 0262025566

2003

Stern, Nicholas (2003) Public policy for growth and poverty reduction The Economic Quarterly, 50 (1). 9-26.

Howes, Stephen and Lahiri, Ashok K. and Stern, Nicholas (2003) State level reforms in India : towards more effective government Macmillan India Ltd, Delhi, India. ISBN 9781403911087

Stern, Nicholas (2003) Investment climate: lessons and challenges DLS19. The Egyptian Center for Economic Studies, Cairo, Egypt.

Fisher, Stanley and Meltzer, Allan and Sachs, Jeffrey and Stern, Nicholas (2003) The future of the IMF and World Bank: panel discussion Amercian Economic Review, 93 (2). 45-50. ISSN 0002-8282

Lanjouw, Peter and Stern, Nicholas (2003) Opportunities off the farm as a springboard out of rural poverty: five decades of development in an Indian village In: Fields, Gary and Pfeffermann, Guy, (eds.) Pathways Out of Poverty : Private Firms and Economic Mobility in Developing Countries. Kluwer Academic Publishers, Boston, US, 123-154. ISBN 1402074123

Stern, Nicholas (2003) Public policy for growth and poverty reduction CESifo Economic Studies, 49 (1). 5-25. ISSN 1610-241X

2002

Stern, Nicholas (2002) A strategy for development The World Bank, Washington DC., USA. ISBN 9780821349809

Stern, Nicholas (2002) Towards a dynamic public economics Journal of Public Economics, 86 (3). 335-339. ISSN 0047-2727

Goldin, Ian and Rogers, Halsey and Stern, Nicholas (2002) A case for aid: building consensus for development assistance The World Bank, Washington, DC., USA. ISBN 9780821351628

2001

Stern, Nicholas and Collier, P and Dollar, D (2001) Cinquante ans de développement économique: bilan et expériences Revue d'économie du Développement, 15 (1-2). 23-64. ISSN 1245-4060

2000

Lustig, Nora and Stern, Nicholas (2000) Broadening the agenda for poverty reduction: opportunity, empowerment, security Finance and Development, 37 (4). ISSN 0015-1947

Atkinson, Anthony and Glennerster, Howard and Stern, Nicholas (2000) Putting economics to work: volume in honour of Michio Morishima Occasional Paper No.22 (ISBN: 0753013991). STICERD, London School of Economics and Political Science, London, UK.

1999

Stern, Nicholas and Wes, Marina (1999) Macroeconomic progress In: The Second Decade: Prospects for European Integration After Ten Years of Transition.. Sdu Publishers, The Hague, The Netherlands, 19-47. ISBN 9012088070

Lankes, Hans Peter and Stern, Nicholas and Blumenthal, Michael (1999) Capital flows to Eastern Europe In: Feldstein, Martin, (ed.) International Capital Flows. National Bureau of Economic Research conference report. University of Chicago Press, London, UK, 57-110. ISBN 0226241033

Stern, Nicholas (1999) What tax reform is needed for fast economic development? Working Paper, 30. Center for Social and Economic Research and Central European University (CASE-CEU), Budapest, Hungary.

Stern, Nicholas (1999) Transition report 1999 - ten years of transition Transition Reports, European Bank for Reconstruction and Development, London, UK. ISBN 1898802157

Stern, Nicholas (1999) Transition report 1999 - update Transition Report, European Bank for Reconstruction and Development, London, UK. ISBN 1898802114

1998

Lanjouw, Peter and Stern, Nicholas (1998) Economic development in Palanpur over five decades Oxford University Press, Oxford, UK. ISBN 9780198288329

Stern, Nicholas and Lankes, Hans Peter (1998) Making the most of markets: the role of IFIs EIB Papers, 3 (2). 102-115. ISSN 0257-7755

Fries, Steven and Stern, Nicholas and Raiser, Martin (1998) View point: Stress test for the east: The Asian financial crisis has reached out to other emerging markets The Banker, 148 (869). 18-21. ISSN 0005-5395

1997

Buiter, Willem H. and Lago, Richard and Stern, Nicholas (1997) Enterprise performance and macroeconomic control Banca Nazionale Del Lavoro Quarterly Review, 50 (200). 3-22. ISSN 0005-4607

Malinvaud, Edmond and Milleron, Jean-Claude and Nabli, Mustapha and Sen, Amartya K. and Sengupta, Arjun and Stern, Nicholas and Stiglitz, Joseph E. and Suzumura, Kotaro (1997) Development strategy and management of the market economy Oxford University Press, Oxford, UK. ISBN 9780198292128

Stern, Nicholas and Ferreira, Francisco (1997) The World Bank as "intellectual actor" In: Kapur, Devesh and Lewis, J.P. and Webb, Richard, (eds.) The World Bank: Its First Half Century. Volume 2: Perspectives. Brookings Institution, Washington D.C., USA, 523-609. ISBN 0815752369

Buiter, Willem H. and Lago, Richard and Stern, Nicholas (1997) Promoting an effective market economy in a changing world In: Székely, István and Sabot, Richard, (eds.) Development Strategy and Management of the Market Economy. Volume 2. Clarendon Press for the United Nations, Oxford, UK, 11-90. ISBN 0198292503

Stern, Nicholas (1997) The transition in Eastern Europe and the former Soviet Union: some strategic lessons from the experience of 25 countries over six years In: Zecchini, Salvatore, (ed.) Lessons From the Economic Transition : Central and Eastern Europe in the 1990s. Kluwer Academic Publishers, Dordrecht, The Netherlands, 35-58. ISBN 0792398521

Stern, Nicholas (1997) Macroeconomic policy and the role of the state in the changing world In: Malinvaud, Edmond and Milleron, Jean-Claude and Nabli, Mustapha K. and Sen, Amartya K. and Sengupta, Arjun and Stern, Nicholas and Stiglitz, Joseph E. and Suzumura, Kotaro, (eds.) Development Strategy and Management of the Market Economy. Volume 1. Clarendon Press, Oxford, UK, 143-174. ISBN 0198292120

Stern, Nicholas and Stiglitz, Joseph E. (1997) A framework for a development strategy in a market economy In: Malinvaud, Edmond and Milleron, Jean-Claude and Nabli, Mustapha K and Sen, Amartya K. and Sengupta, Arjun and Stern, Nicholas and Stiglitz, Joseph E. and Suzumura, Kotaro, (eds.) Development Strategy and Management of the Market Economy. Volume 1. Clarendon Press, Oxford, UK, 253-296. ISBN 0198292120

Buiter, Willem H. and Lago, Richard and Stern, Nicholas (1997) Promoting an effective market economy in a changing world 335. Centre for Economic Performance, London School of Economics and Political Science, London, UK.

1996

Stern, Nicholas (1996) Growth theories, old and new: and the role of agriculture in economic development FAO economic and social development paper (136). Food and Agriculture Organisation, Rome, Italy. ISBN 9251037833

Stern, Nicholas (1996) Tax reform and stabilisation in Sri Lanka In: Blejer, Mario I. and Ter-Minassian, Teresa M., (eds.) Macroeconomic Dimensions of Public Finance: Essays in Honour of Vito Tanzi. Routledge studies in the modern world economy (5). Routledge, London, UK, 413-439. ISBN 0415141117

Buiter, Willem H. and Lago, Richard and Stern, Nicholas (1996) Promoting an effective market economy in a changing world 1468. Centre for Economic Policy Research, London, UK.

1995

Burgess, Robin and Howes, Stephen and Stern, Nicholas (1995) The reform of indirect taxes in India In: Cassen, Robert and Joshi, Vijay, (eds.) India, the Future of Economic Reform. Oxford University Press, Delhi, India, 113-166. ISBN 0195637194

1994

Burgess, Robin and Stern, Nicholas (1994) Tax reform in India Indian Journal of Applied Economics, 3. 1-81. ISSN 0971-8281

1993

Bagchi, Amaresh and Stern, Nicholas, eds (1993) Tax policy and planning in developing countries Oxford University Press, Delhi, India. ISBN 0195629574

Stern, Nicholas (1993) Comment on 'James Meade and benevolence' by Frank Hahn In: Atkinson, Anthony B., (ed.) Alternatives to Capitalism : the Economics of Partnership. Macmillan, Basingstoke, UK, 264-268. ISBN 0333573110

Hussain, Athar and Stern, Nicholas (1993) The role of the state, ownership and taxation in transitional economies Economics of Transition, 1 (1). 61-87. ISSN 1468-0351

Lanjouw, Peter and Stern, Nicholas (1993) Agricultural change and inequality in Palanpur, 1957-84 In: Hoff, K. and Braverman, A. and Stiglitz, J.E., (eds.) The Economics of Rural Organization: Theory, Practice and Policy. Oxford University Press for the World Bank, New York, US, 543-568. ISBN 0195208889

1992

Hussain, Athar and Stern, Nicholas (1992) Economic reforms and public finance in China Public Finance, 47. 289-317. ISSN 0033-3476

Stern, Nicholas (1992) Discussion In: Goldin, Ian and Winters, L. Alan, (eds.) Open Economies : Structural Adjustment and Agriculture. Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, UK, 286-289. ISBN 0521420563

Stern, Nicholas (1992) From the static to the dynamic: some problems in the theory of taxation Journal of Public Economics, 47 (2). 273-297. ISSN 0047-2727

1991

Stern, Nicholas (1991) Prices, taxes and planning Ricerche Economiche, 44. 303-320. ISSN 1090-9443

Stern, Nicholas (1991) The determinants of growth Economic Journal, 101 (404). 122-133. ISSN 0013-0133

Ahmad, Ehtisham and Stern, Nicholas (1991) The theory and practice of tax reform in developing countries Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, UK. ISBN 0521397421

Lanjouw, Peter and Stern, Nicholas (1991) Poverty in Palanpur World Bank Economic Review, 5 (1). 23-55. ISSN 0258-6770

Hussain, Athar and Stern, Nicholas and Burda, Michael and Newbery, David (1991) Effective demand, enterprise reforms and public finance in China Economic Policy, 6 (12). 141-186. ISSN 0266-4658

Stern, Nicholas (1991) Project appraisal and development policy Rivista di diritto Finanziario e Scienza Delle Finanze, 50 (4). 645-656. ISSN 0035-6131

Gupta, S. P. and Hussain, Athar and Byrd, W. and Stern, Nicholas, eds (1991) Development experiences in China and India: reforms and modernisation Allied Publishers, New Delhi, India. ISBN 978-8170233244

Stern, Nicholas (1991) Public policy and the economics of development European Economic Review, 35 (2-3). 209-713. ISSN 0014-2921

Stern, Nicholas (1991) Nicholas Stern In: Khalilzadah-Shirazi, Javed and Shah, Anwar, (eds.) Tax Policy in Developing Countries. A World Bank symposium. World Bank, Washington, D. C., USA, 250-250. ISBN 0821319906

Hussain, Athar and Stern, Nicholas (1991) On the recent increase in death rates in China In: Gupta, S. P. and Stern, Nicholas and Hussain, A. and Byrd, W., (eds.) Development Experience in India and China. Allied Publishers, New Delhi, India. ISBN 978-8170233244

1990

Gomulka, Joanna and Stern, Nicholas (1990) The employment of married women in the United Kingdom 1970-83 Economica, 57 (226). 171-199. ISSN 0013-0427

Ahmad, Ehtisham and Stern, Nicholas (1990) Tax reforms and shadow prices for Pakistan Oxford Economic Papers, 42 (1). 135-159. ISSN 0030-7653

Stern, Nicholas (1990) Uniformity versus selectivity in indirect taxation Economics and Politics, 2 (1). 83-108. ISSN 1468-0343

Stern, Nicholas (1990) How should ignorance of response to incentives affect tax rates? Economics Letters, 32 (4). 335-338. ISSN 0165-1765

Drèze, Jean and Stern, Nicholas (1990) Policy reform, shadow prices, and market prices Journal of Public Economics, 42 (1). 1-45. ISSN 0047-2727

Atkinson, Anthony B. and Gomulka, J. and Stern, Nicholas (1990) Spending on alcohol: evidence from the family expenditure survey 1970-1983 Economic Journal, 100 (402). 808-827. ISSN 0013-0133

Stern, Nicholas (1990) Roundtable discussion on development strategies: the roles of the state and the private sector Proceedings of the World Bank Annual Conference on Development Economics (1990). 425-429. ISSN 1014-7268

Ahmad, Ehtisham and Stern, Nicholas (1990) Tax reforms and shadow prices for Pakistan In: Sinclair, P. J. N. and Slater, M. D. E., (eds.) Taxation, Private Information and Capital. OEP special issue. Oxford University Press, Oxford, UK, 135-159. ISBN 0198287291

1989

Stern, Nicholas (1989) The economics of development: a survey Economic Journal, 99 (397). 597-685. ISSN 0013-0133

King, M. A. and Stern, Nicholas (1989) The poverty trap in Britain In: Atkinson, Anthony B., (ed.) Poverty and Social Security. Harvester Wheatsheaf, London, UK, 181-189. ISBN 0745000258

Stern, Nicholas (1989) Comment on 'social sector pricing policy revisited' by E. Jiminez Proceedings of the World Bank Conference on Development Economics (1989). 143-147. ISSN 1014-7268

Ahmad, Ehtisham and Stern, Nicholas (1989) Taxation for developing countries In: Chenery, Hollis and Srinivasan, T. N., (eds.) Handbook of Development Economics. Handbooks in economics, 2 (9). North-Holland, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, 1005-1092. ISBN 0444703381

Ahmad, Ehtisham and Stern, Nicholas (1989) Principles of taxation for developing countries In: Scott, Maurice and Lal, Deepak, (eds.) Public Policy and Economic Development : Essays in Honour of Ian Little. Oxford University Press, Oxford, UK, 274-309. ISBN 0198285825

Burgess, Robin and Stern, Nicholas (1989) Social security in developing countries : what, why, who and how? Development economics research programme discussion paper, DEP/23. London School of Economics and Political Science, Suntory and Toyota International Centres for Economics and Related Disciplines, London, UK.

1988

Ahmad, E. and Coady, D. and Stern, Nicholas (1988) A complete set of shadow prices for Pakistan: illustrations for 1975-76 Pakistan Development Review, 27 (1). 7-43. ISSN 0030-9729

Ahmad, E. and Ludlow, S. and Stern, Nicholas (1988) Demand response in Pakistan: a modification of the linear expenditure system for 1976 Pakistan Development Review, 27 (3). 293-308. ISSN 0030-9729

Musgrave, Simon and Stern, Nicholas (1988) Alcohol: demand and taxation under monopoly and oligopoly in South India in the 1970s Journal of Development Economics, 28 (1). 1-41. ISSN 0304-3878

Atkinson, Anthony B. and Micklewright, J. and Stern, Nicholas (1988) Comparison of the FES and new earnings survey 1971-77 In: Atkinson, Anthony B. and Sutherland, Holly, (eds.) Tax Benefit Models. STICERD Occasional Papers (10). The Suntory and Toyota International Centres for Economics and Related Disciplines, London, UK, 154-222. ISBN 0853281033

1987

Newbery, David and Stern, Nicholas, eds (1987) The theory of taxation for developing countries Oxford University Press, Oxford, UK. ISBN 0195204980

Stern, Nicholas (1987) Optimal taxation In: The New Palgrave : a Dictionary of Economics. Macmillan, London, UK, 734-738. ISBN 0333372352

Stern, Nicholas (1987) Peasant economy In: The New Palgrave : a Dictionary of Economics. Macmillan, London, UK, 824-826. ISBN 0333372352

Newbery, David and Stern, Nicholas (1987) Conclusions In: The Theory of Taxation for Developing Countries. Oxford University Press, Oxford, UK, 648-658. ISBN 0195204980

Newbery, David and Stern, Nicholas (1987) Introduction In: The Theory of Taxation for Developing Countries. Oxford University Press, Oxford, UK, 3-18. ISBN 0195204980

Newbery, David and Stern, Nicholas (1987) Dynamic issues In: The Theory of Taxation for Developing Countries. Oxford University Press, Oxford, UK, 114-140. ISBN 0195204980

Stern, Nicholas (1987) Aspects of the general theory of tax reform In: Stern, Nicholas, (ed.) The Theory of Taxation for Developing Countries. Oxford University Press, Oxford, UK, 60-91. ISBN 0195204980

Stern, Nicholas (1987) The theory of optimal commodity and income taxation: an introduction In: The Theory of Taxation for Developing Countries. Oxford University Press, Oxford, UK, 22-59. ISBN 0195204980

Ahmad, Ehtisham and Stern, Nicholas (1987) Alternative sources of government revenue: illustrations from India, 1979-80 In: The Theory of Taxation for Developing Countries. Oxford University Press, Oxford, UK, 281-332. ISBN 0195204980

Drèze, Jean and Stern, Nicholas (1987) The theory of cost-benefit analysis In: Auerbach, Alan J. and Feldstein, Martin, (eds.) Handbook of Public Economics. Handbooks in economics, 2 (4). North-Holland, Oxford, UK, 909-990. ISBN 0444876677

Stern, Nicholas (1987) The effects of taxation, price control and government contracts in oligopoly and monopolistic competition Journal of Public Economics, 32 (2). 133-158. ISSN 0047-2727

Ahmad, Ehtisham and Stern, Nicholas and Leung, H. M. (1987) The demand for wheat under non-linear pricing in Pakistan Journal of Econometrics, 36 (1-2). 55-65. ISSN 0304-4076

1986

Stern, Nicholas (1986) On the specification of labour supply functions In: Blundell, Richard and Walker, Ian, (eds.) Unemployment, Search and Labour Supply. Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, UK, 143-189. ISBN 0521320275

Ahmad, E. and Stern, Nicholas (1986) Tax reform for Pakistan: overview and effective taxes for 1975-76 Pakistan Development Review, 25 (1). 43-72. ISSN 0030-9729

Deaton, Angus and Stern, Nicholas (1986) Optimally uniform commodity taxes, taste differences and lump-sum grants Economics Letters, 20 (3). 263-266. ISSN 0165-1765

Stern, Nicholas (1986) A note on commodity taxation: the choice of variable and the Slutsky, Hessian and Antonelli Matrices (SHAM) Review of Economic Studies, 53 (2). 293-299. ISSN 1467-937X

1985

Atkinson, Anthony B. and Stern, Nicholas (1985) The poverty trap Economic Review, 12 (5).

1984

Stern, Nicholas (1984) Optimum taxation and tax policy International Monetary Fund Staff Papers, 31 (2). 339-378. ISSN 1020-7635

Ahmad, Ehtisham and Stern, Nicholas (1984) The theory of reform and Indian indirect taxes Journal of Public Economics, 25 (3). 259-298. ISSN 0047-2727

1983

Carr-Hill, R.A. and Stern, Nicholas (1983) Crime and the dole queue Police, 15. 28-32. ISSN 0032-2555

Stern, Nicholas (1983) Taxation for efficiency In: Shepherd, David and Turk, Jeremy and Silberston, Aubrey, (eds.) Microeconomic Efficiency and Macroeconomic Performance. Philip Allan, Oxford, UK, 77-107. ISBN 0860030490

Stern, Nicholas (1983) Tax reform: income distribution, government revenue and planning Indian Economic Review, 18 (1). 17-33. ISSN 0019-4670

Carr-Hill, R.A. and Stern, Nicholas (1983) Unemployment and crime: a comment on 'the social consequences of high unemployment' Journal of Social Policy, 12 (3). 387-394. ISSN 1469-7823

1982

Bliss, C. J. and Stern, Nicholas (1982) Palanpur: the economy of an Indian village Oxford University Press, Oxford, UK. ISBN 9780198284192

Dixit, Avinash and Stern, Nicholas (1982) Oligopoly and welfare European Economic Review, 19 (1). 123-143. ISSN 0014-2921

Stern, Nicholas (1982) Optimum income taxation with discrete populations Journal of Public Economics, 17 (2). 131-133. ISSN 0047-2727

Stern, Nicholas (1982) Optimum taxation with errors in administration Journal of Public Economics, 17 (2). 181-211. ISSN 0047-2727

1981

Atkinson, Anthony B. and Stern, Nicholas (1981) On labour supply and commodity demands In: Deaton, Angus, (ed.) Essays in the Theory and Measurement of Consumer Behaviour : in Honour of Sir Richard Stone. Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, UK. ISBN 0521225655

1980

Atkinson, Anthony B. and Stern, Nicholas (1980) On the switch from direct to indirect taxation Journal of Public Economics, 14 (2). 195-224. ISSN 0047-2727

1979

Atkinson, Anthony B. and Stern, Nicholas (1979) A note on the allocation of time Economics Letters, 3 (2). 119-123. ISSN 0165-1765

Carr-Hill, R.A. and Stern, Nicholas (1979) Crime, the police and criminal statistics : an analysis of official statistics for England and Wales using econometric methods Quantitative studies in social relations. Academic Press, London, UK. ISBN 0121603504

1978

Bliss, Christopher and Stern, Nicholas (1978) Productivity, wages and nutrition : part II: some observations Journal of Development Economics, 5 (4). 363-398. ISSN 0304-3878

Bliss, Christopher and Stern, Nicholas (1978) Productivity, wages and nutrition : part I: the theory Journal of Development Economics, 5 (4). 331-362. ISSN 0304-3878

Stern, Nicholas (1978) On the economic theory of policy towards crime In: Heineke, J.M., (ed.) Economic Models of Criminal Behavior. Contributions to economic analysis (118). North-Holland, Oxford, UK, 123-152. ISBN 0444852611

1977

Stern, Nicholas (1977) Welfare weights and the elasticity of the marginal valuation of income In: Artis, M. and Nobay, R., (eds.) Proceedings of the Aute Edinburgh Meeting of April 1976. Basil Blackwell.

1976

Stern, Nicholas (1976) On the specification of models of optimum income taxation Journal of Public Economics, 6 (1-2). 123-162. ISSN 0047-2727

1975

Dixit, Avinash and Mirrlees, James and Stern, Nicholas (1975) Optimum saving with economies of scale Review of Economic Studies, 42 (131). 303-326. ISSN 1467-937X

1974

Dixit, Avinash and Stern, Nicholas (1974) Determinants of shadow prices in open dual economies Oxford Economic Papers, 26 (1). 42-53. ISSN 0030-7653

Atkinson, Anthony B. and Stern, Nicholas (1974) Pigou, taxation and public goods Review of Economic Studies, 41 (125). 119-124. ISSN 1467-937X

Stern, Nicholas (1974) Professor Bauer on development : a review article Journal of Development Economics, 1 (3). 191-211. ISSN 0304-3878

1973

Mirrlees, J. A. and Stern, Nicholas, eds (1973) Theories of economic growth Macmillan, Basingstoke, UK.

Stern, Nicholas (1973) Homogeneous utility functions and equality in 'the optimum town". A note The Swedish Journal of Economics, 75 (2). 204-207. ISSN 0039-7318

Carr-Hill, R.A. and Stern, Nicholas (1973) An econometric model of the supply and control of recorded offences in England and Wales Journal of Public Economics, 2 (4). 289-318. ISSN 0047-2727

1972

Stern, Nicholas (1972) Optimum development in a dual economy Review of Economic Studies, 39 (2). 171-184. ISSN 1467-937X

Carr-Hill, Roy A. and Hope, Keith and Stern, Nicholas (1972) Delinquent generations revisited Quality and Quantity, 6 (2). 327-351. ISSN 0033-5177

Stern, Nicholas (1972) The optimal size of market areas Journal of Economic Theory, 4 (2). 154-173. ISSN 1095-7235

Mirrlees, J. A. and Stern, Nicholas (1972) Fairly good plans Journal of Economic Theory, 4 (2). 268-288. ISSN 1095-7235

Bollobas, Bela and Stern, Nicholas (1972) The optimal structure of market areas Journal of Economic Theory, 4 (2). 174-179. ISSN 1095-7235

Stern, Nicholas (1972) Experience with the use of the Little/Mirrlees method for an appraisal of small-holder tea in Kenya Oxford Bulletin of Economics and Statistics, 34 (1). 93-123. ISSN 0305-9049

Stern, Nicholas (1972) An appraisal of tea production on small holdings in Kenya : an experiment with the Little-Mirrlees method Series on cost-benefit analysis, case study (2). Development Centre of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, Paris, France. ISBN 0119205319


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