Patrick Minford | |
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 Patrick Minford at MSc dinner for economics students at Cardiff University in February 2008 | |
| Born | 17 May 1943 Shrewsbury, Shropshire, England |
| Spouse |
Rosemary Allcorn (m. 1970) |
| Academic career | |
| Institution | |
| School or tradition | New classical macroeconomics |
| Alma mater | |
Anthony Patrick Leslie Minford CBE (born 17 May 1943) is a British macroeconomist who is professor of applied economics at Cardiff Business School, Cardiff University, a position he has held since 1997. He was Edward Gonner Professor of Applied Economics at the University of Liverpool from 1976 to 1997. In 2016, Minford was a notable member of the Economists for Brexit group which, in opposition to the consensus view of economists,[1] advocated the UK leaving the European Union and claimed large economic benefits.
- ^ "The Economists for Brexit predictions are inconsistent with the basic facts of international trade". Lse Brexit. 23 August 2017.