The Background of Arthur Cecil Pigou Arthur Cecil Pigou, commonly known as A.C. Pigou, is best known today for his work in welfare economics. He was a professor of political economy at Cambridge University from 1908 to 1943. During his life he wrote and had published over twenty books and essays on not only economics, but other subjects as well. Pigou was sometimes a backward person, but he never lacked in his brilliance of economics. Pigou …showed first 75 words of 1060 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1060 total…true to one profession. Though I will never get the chance to meet A.C. Pigou, I respect him. Not only because he was a good economist, but because he was also a well-rounded individual. Bibliography BIBLIOGRAPHY A Dictionary of Economics. Vol. 3. 1987 ed. “Pigou, Arthur Cecil.” The Stockton Press, New York: 876-879. International Encyclopedia of the Social Sciences. Vol. 11-12. 1972 ed. “Pigou, Arthur Cecil.” The Free Press, New York: 90-97. “Pigou, Arthur Cecil.” Xrefer 17 Oct. 2000 .