Tim Harford

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Tim Harford
File:Tim Harford in 2012.jpg
Born 1973 (age 50–51)[1]
Citizenship UK
Alma mater Brasenose College, Oxford[2]
Employer BBC
Financial Times
International Finance Corporation
Known for The Undercover Economist[3]
More or Less (radio programme)
Awards Bastiat Prize
Website TimHarford.com
twitter.com/TimHarford

Tim Harford (born 1973) is an English economist and journalist, residing in London.[4] He is the author of four economics books[3][5][6][7] and writes his long-running Financial Times column, "The Undercover Economist", which is syndicated in Slate magazine, revealing the economic ideas behind everyday experiences. His new column, "Since you asked", offers a sceptical look at the news of the week.

Education

Harford was educated at Aylesbury Grammar School and then at Brasenose College, Oxford, gaining a Bachelor of Arts degree in Philosophy, Politics and Economics (PPE)[2] and then a Master of Philosophy degree in Economics in 1998.[1]

Career

Harford joined the Financial Times in 2003 on a fellowship in commemoration of the business columnist Peter Martin. He continued to write his column after joining the International Finance Corporation in 2004, and re-joined the Financial Times as economics leader writer in April 2006. He is also a member of the newspaper's editorial board.

In August 2007, he presented a television series on the BBC entitled Trust me, I'm an economist.[8]

In October 2007, Harford replaced Andrew Dilnot on the BBC Radio 4 series More or Less. He is a visiting fellow at Nuffield College, Oxford.[9]

Awards

Publications

References

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  10. Royal Statistical Society awards Accessed 5 June 2010
  11. More or Less Honoured Accessed 5 June 2010
  12. Fifth Annual Bastiat Prize awarded jointly to Tim Harford and Jamie Whyte Accessed 5 June 2010

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