Thomson Reuters names Richard Blundell as one of their Citation Laureates
24 September 2015
Professor Sir Richard Blundell CBE FBA, has just been announced as one of Thomson Reuters Citation Laureates—researchers whose landmark discoveries and advances, as well as their reputation in the scientific community, make them likely winners of the Nobel Prize. Although just a prediction at this stage, Thomson Reuters have accurately forecast 37 Nobel Prize winners since the inception of the Citation Laureates in 2002.
This recognition
follows the award to Richard Blundell, earlier this year, of the 2015
Frontiers of Knowledge Award in Economics, Finance, and Management from
the BBVA Foundation, an important honour recognising significant
contributions in the areas of scientific research and cultural creation.
Four winners of BBVA Foundation Frontiers of Knowledge Awards,
established only 6 years ago, have gone on to win the Nobel Prize.
Richard
Blundell was appointed Professor of Economics at 911±¬ÁÏÍø in 1984, and has
also held the post of Research Director at the Institute for Fiscal
Studies (IFS) since 1986. He holds 3 honorary doctorates and has held
presidencies at a number of key Economic societies. He has been the
recipient of a number of prizes over the years for his various
contributions to Economic research, was awarded his CBE in 2006 and his
Knighthood in the 2014 New Years Honours list for his services to
Economics and Social Sciences.
Written by Nirusha Vigi, Events Manager