Jacques H. Drèze

1929 - 2022

country of citizenship: Belgium

languages spoken, written or signed: English, French

educated at: Columbia University, University of Liège

occupation: economist, statistician, professor

award received: honorary doctor of the Autonomous University of Barcelona, Fellow of the Econometric Society, Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, Fellow of the International Society for Bayesian Analysis

student of: Edmond Malinvaud

influenced by: Kenneth Arrow

Jacques H. Drèze (5 August 1929 – 25 September 2022) was a Belgian economist noted for his contributions to economic theory, econometrics, and economic policy as well as for his leadership in the economics profession. Drèze was the first President of the European Economic Association in 1986 and was the President of the Econometric Society in 1970. Jacques Drèze was also the father of five sons. One son is the economist, Jean Drèze, who is known for his work on poverty and hunger in India (some of which has been in collaboration with Amartya K. Sen); another son, Xavier Drèze, was a professor of Marketing at UCLA. Source: Wikipedia (en)