Alban William Housego "A. W." "Bill" Phillips, MBE (18 November 1914 – 4 March 1975) was a New Zealand economist who spent most of his academic career as a professor of economics at the London School of Economics (LSE). His best-known contribution to economics is the Phillips curve, which he first described in 1958. He also designed and built the MONIAC hydraulic economics computer in 1949.
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Date of birth | 18 November 1914
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Place of birth | Te Rehunga near Dannevirke
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Date of death | 4 March 1975
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Age | 60 (age at death)
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Place of death | Auckland
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