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Sir Roy George Douglas Allen | |
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 Allen in 1978 | |
| Born | (1906-06-03)3 June 1906 |
| Died | 29 September 1983(1983-09-29) (aged 77)[1] Southwold, Suffolk, England |
| Alma mater | University of Cambridge |
| Known for | Partial elasticity of substitution |
| Awards | Guy Medal (gold, 1978) |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Statistics |
| Institutions | London School of Economics |
Sir Roy George Douglas Allen,CBE,FBA (3 June 1906 – 29 September 1983) was an Englisheconomist,mathematician andstatistician, also member of theInternational Statistical Institute.
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Allen was born inWorcester and educated at theRoyal Grammar School Worcester, from which he won a scholarship toSidney Sussex College, Cambridge. He gained aFirst Class Honours inMathematics, ranking top of his year as the Senior Wrangler.
He became a lecturer at theLondon School of Economics (LSE) later becoming Professor of Statistics. He wrote many papers and books on mathematical economics including the paper onA Reconsideration of the Theory of Value published inEconomics in 1934 with SirJohn Hicks.Other books include:Mathematical Analysis for Economists (1938),Statistics for Economists (1949),Mathematical Economics (1956), andMacroeconomic Theory (1967).
Allen wasknighted in 1966 for his services to economics and became president of theRoyal Statistical Society, who awarded him theGuy Medal in Gold in 1978. He was also treasurer of theBritish Academy of which he was a fellow (FBA).
He introduced the concept of "partial elasticity of substitution" to economics in his 1938 bookMathematical Analysis for Economists.
Allen became a fellow of Sidney Sussex, Cambridge and died in 1983. He had a son, Jeremy, who was a co-founder of the consultancy International Planning and Research.
