About Paul Ormerod
Born 1950. Paul Ormerod is a British economist.
Paul Andrew Ormerod (born 20 March 1950) is a British economist who is a partner at Volterra Partners consultancy. Additionally, he is a visiting professor at UCL Centre for Decision Making Uncertainty.
Butterfly Economics: A New General Theory of Economic and Social Behaviour (1998) Faber and Faber, 217 pp.
Why Most Things Fail: Evolution, Extinction and Economics (2005) Faber & Faber pp. 225, notes and index. .
Crime: Economic Incentives and Social Networks, 2005, Institute of Economic Affairs, London
Economics, Happiness and Public Policy, 2007, Institute of Economic Affairs, London
N Squared: Public Policy and the Power of Networks, 2010, Royal Society of Arts, London
Positive Linking – How Networks Can Revolutionise the World, 2018, Faber and Faber
Against the Grain: Insights of an Economic Contrarian, 2018, published by the IEA in conjunction with City AM
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Who is Paul Ormerod?
English economist
When was Paul Ormerod born?
Paul Ormerod was born on 20 March 1950.
What is Paul Ormerod's occupation?
Paul Ormerod is an economist.
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Paul Ormerod is British.
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