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John Anderson Kay Commander of the Order of the British Empire FRSE Federal Bar Association is a British economist.

Background

KAY, John was born on August 3, in Edinburgh. Son of James Kay and Allison Kay.

Education

Born in Edinburgh, Kay was educated at the Royal High School, Edinburgh University, and Nuffield College, Oxford.

He was the first director of Oxford&#;s Said Business School from to , and has written at some length as to why he chose to resign after only two years.

Career

He is a visiting Professor of Economics at the London School of Economics and has been a fellow of Street John&#;s College, Oxford, since He lectured in economics at Oxford from to In , Kay became Research Director and the Director of the independent think tank, the Institute for Fiscal Studies.

In he became a professor at the London Business School and founded London Econ