Ingrid Robeyns
Ingrid Robeyns | |
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Robeyns in 2014 | |
| Born | Ingrid A. M. Robeyns 10 September 1972 Leuven, Belgium |
| Nationality | Dutch and Belgian |
| Academic background | |
| Alma mater | KU Leuven (Lic., MSc) Open University (MA) University of Cambridge (PhD) |
| Thesis | Gender Inequality: A Capability Perspective (2002) |
| Doctoral advisor | Amartya Sen |
| Influences | Martha Nussbaum |
| Academic work | |
| School or tradition | Capability Approach |
| Institutions | Utrecht University Erasmus University Rotterdam |
| Main interests | Welfare economics, development economics, ethics |
| Notable ideas | Human development theory, Limitarianism (ethical) |
| Notes | |
Ingrid A. M. Robeyns (born 1972) is a Belgian/Dutch philosopher who holds the Chair Ethics of Institutions at Utrecht University, Faculty of Humanities and the associated Ethics Institute.
Robeyns is also a Fellow of the Human Development and Capability Association (HDCA) and was elected the association's eighth president in April 2017. She is a notable advocate of economic limitarianism (ethical).