Angus Maddison was a distinguished British economist specialising in quantitative macro economic history, including the measurement and analysis of economic growth and development.
15 Facts About Angus Maddison
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In 1978, Angus Maddison was appointed Historical Professor in the Faculty of Economics at the University of Groningen.
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Angus Maddison is particularly known for documenting economic performance over long periods of time and across major countries in every continent of the world.
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Angus Maddison subsequently got his doctorate in 1978 at the University of Aix-Marseille in France.
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In 1953, Angus Maddison joined the Organisation for European Economic Cooperation, and afterwards became Head of the OEEC Economics Division.
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In 1963, after the OEEC became the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, Angus Maddison became Assistant Director of the Economic Development Department.
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Angus Maddison held the position of policy advisor for various institutions, including the governments of Ghana and Pakistan.
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In 1978, Angus Maddison was appointed historical Professor at the University of Groningen.
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Angus Maddison was a pioneer in the field of the construction of national accounts, where a country's accounts are calculated back in periods of several decades all the way to the year 1.
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Angus Maddison's work resulted in a deep new understanding of the reasons why some countries have become rich whereas others have remained poor.
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Angus Maddison's estimates regarding the per capita income in the Roman Empire followed up the pioneering work of Keith Hopkins and Raymond W Goldsmith.
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Until the end of his life, Angus Maddison lived in Chevincourt, near Thourotte, but maintained strong connections with the University of Groningen.
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Angus Maddison was the joint founder and intellectual leader of the Groningen Growth and Development Centre, a research group within the Faculty of Economics in Groningen that focuses on long-term economic growth.
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Angus Maddison received a royal decoration as Commander in the Netherlands Order of Orange Nassau as he turned 80, and in October 2007 Angus Maddison received an honorary doctorate at Hitotsubashi University, Japan.
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Angus Maddison died on Saturday, 24 April 2010, at the American Hospital of Paris in Neuilly-sur-Seine, France.