astronomy

J. Peter Neary

J. Peter Neary is a astronomy topic covered in the lgStudy science library. This page brings together a partial reference excerpt, illustrations, worked examples, real-world applications and a short study plan, so you can understand J. Peter Neary rather than just read about it. In short: J. Peter Neary (11 February 1950 – 16 June 2021) was an economist specialising in international trade.

Key takeaways

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Reproduce the core statement of J. Peter Neary from memory before moving on to harder problems.

Reference excerpt

J. Peter Neary (11 February 1950 – 16 June 2021) was an economist specialising in international trade. He was professor of economics at Oxford University, and a professorial fellow of Merton College, Oxford, as well as associate member of Nuffield College, Oxford. He was previously professor of political economy at University College Dublin, from 1980 to 2006. He was also a research fellow of the Centre for Economic Policy Research. Neary was born in Drogheda, Ireland, and educated at University College Dublin and Oxford, where he completed his D.Phil. in 1978. He was an editor of the European Economic Review (1986–1990) and served on a number of other editorial boards. He was president of the Irish Economic Association (1990–92), and president of the European Economic Association in 2002. He was elected to the British Academy in 2008, and was a member of the Royal Irish Academy from 1997. He gained an entry in Who's Who in 2008. Neary, together with W. Max Corden, in 1982 developed the classic economic model describing Dutch disease.

Selected bibliography

Books Neary, J. Peter; van Wijnbergen, Sweder (1986). Natural Resources and the macroeconomy. Cambridge, Massachusetts: Centre for Economic Policy Research, Blackwell/MIT Press. ISBN 9780262140416. Neary, J. Peter; Helpman, Elhanan; Ethier, Wilfred (1993). Theory, policy and dynamics in international trade: essays in honor of Ronald W Jones. Cambridge New York, NY, USA: Cambridge University Press. ISBN 9780521434423. Neary, J. Peter (1995). International trade. Aldershot, Hampshire, UK Brookfield, Vermont US: Edward Elgar Publishing: international library of critical writings in economics. ISBN 9781852783617.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: publisher location (link) Neary, J. Peter; Anderson, James (2005). Measuring the restrictiveness of international trade policy. Cambridge, Massachusetts: MIT Press. ISBN 9780262012201.

Journal articles Neary, J. Peter; Roberts, K.W.S. (January 1980). "The theory of household behaviour under rationing" (PDF). European Economic Review. 13 (1): 25–42. doi:10.1016/0014-2921(80)90045-8.

References

External links Merton College profile page List of publications

Worked examples

Example 1 — a first encounter with J. Peter Neary

Start with the simplest possible case. Write down what J. Peter Neary claims or describes in one sentence, then invent the smallest concrete situation in which that sentence is true. In astronomy, the smallest case is usually a single object, a single equation or a single measurement. Check that every symbol or term in your sentence has a meaning in that case.

Example 2 — changing one variable

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Example 3 — an exam-style question

Typical questions about J. Peter Neary ask you to (a) state it precisely, (b) apply it to given data, and (c) explain a limitation. Practise writing all three answers in under five minutes; the third part is what separates a full-mark answer from an average one.

Applications of J. Peter Neary

In research: J. Peter Neary appears in astronomy research whenever the underlying quantities have to be modelled precisely. Papers usually cite it as a starting assumption and then explore where it breaks down.
In technology and industry: Engineering practice reuses J. Peter Neary in design rules, simulations and safety margins. Knowing the idea lets you read a specification sheet and understand why the numbers look the way they do.
In the classroom: J. Peter Neary is common in secondary-school and first-year university syllabi. It links to neighbouring topics 1950 births, 2021 deaths, 20th-century Irish economists, so understanding it makes those chapters shorter.
In everyday life: Look for J. Peter Neary outside the textbook — in sport, cooking, traffic, electronics or the sky above you. An example you found yourself is remembered far longer than one you were given.

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Frequently asked questions

What is J. Peter Neary in simple terms?

J. Peter Neary (11 February 1950 – 16 June 2021) was an economist specialising in international trade.

Why does J. Peter Neary matter?

Because it connects several astronomy ideas at once: it gives you a definition you can apply, a quantity you can calculate, and a way to check whether a result is plausible.

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Read the excerpt, restate it from memory, then work through the examples and applications listed on this page. The five-step study plan above takes about twenty minutes.

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