Stephen Nickell

Sir
Stephen Nickell
Stephen Nickell in 1983
Born
Stephen John Nickell

(1944-04-25) 25 April 1944
Academic background
EducationPembroke College, Cambridge (BA)
London School of Economics (MSc)
Doctoral advisorFrank Hahn
W. M. Gorman
Academic work
Doctoral studentsJan Hatzius
Gina Raimondo
Website

Sir Stephen John Nickell, CBE FBA (born 25 April 1944) is a British economist and former warden of Nuffield College, Oxford, noted for his work in labour economics with Richard Layard and Richard Jackman. Nickell and Layard hypothesised that the tendency for reduced unemployment to lead to inflation resulted from its effect on competitive bargaining in the labour market He is currently a member of the Office for Budget Responsibility's Budget Responsibility Committee.