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UK New Year and Birthday Honours for Economics
34 people have received a UK honour for Economics in the Birthday and New Year Honours of King Charles III and, before him, the late Queen Elizabeth II. Read the official citation behind each award, and search or filter the recipients below.
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2026
Commander (CBE)
Professor Andrew John Scott
PersonCommander Order Of The British Empire · 2026
London, Greater London
“Professor of Economics, London Business School and Senior Director of Economics, Ellison Institute of Technology, Oxford. For services to Economics”
Professor Jonathan Wadsworth
PersonCommander Order Of The British Empire · 2026
London, Greater London
“Professor of Economics at Royal Holloway College, University of London. For services to Economics and to Public Service”
2025
Officer (OBE)
Joanne Blanden
PersonOfficer Order Of The British Empire · 2025
Portsmouth, Hampshire
“Professor in Economics, University of Surrey. For services to Economics”
Dharshini David
PersonOfficer Order Of The British Empire · 2025
London, Greater London
“Chief Economics Correspondent, BBC and Author. For services to Economics”
Commander (CBE)
Mariana Mazzucato
PersonCommander Order Of The British Empire · 2025
London, Greater London
“Professor in Economics of Innovation and Public Value, University College London. For services to Economics”
Maria Sevilla Sanz
PersonCommander Order Of The British Empire · 2025
London, Greater London
“Professor, Economic and Social Policy, London School of Economics. For services to Economics and to Women in Economics”
2023
Knight / Dame
Diane Coyle
PersonDame Commander Order Of The British Empire · 2023
London, Greater London
“Bennett Professor of Public Policy, University of Cambridge. For services to Economics”
Partha Dasgupta
PersonKnight Grand Cross Order Of The British Empire · 2023
Cambridge, Cambridgeshire
“Frank Ramsey Professor Emeritus of Economics, University of Cambridge. For services to Economics and to the Natural Environment”
2022
2021
2018
Commander (CBE)
Jonathan Haskel
PersonCommander Order Of The British Empire · 2018
London
“Professor of Economics, Imperial College London. For services to Economics.”
Paul Gavin Johnson
PersonCommander Order Of The British Empire · 2018
London
“Director, Institute for Fiscal Studies. For services to the Social Sciences and Economics.”
Derek Bell
PersonCommander Order Of The British Empire · 2018
Perth and Kinross
“For services to Economics and Public Policy.”
2017
Commander (CBE)
John Moore
PersonCommander Order Of The British Empire · 2017
Edinburgh
“Professor of Political Economy, University of Edinburgh and Professor of Economic Theory, London School of Economics. For services to Economics.”
Rose Anita Charlesworth
PersonCommander Order Of The British Empire · 2017
London
“Economist. For services to Economics and Health Policy.”
Paul Charles Cheshire
PersonCommander Order Of The British Empire · 2017
London
“Economist. For services to Economics and Housing.”
Lord Nicholas Herbert Stern
PersonCompanion Order Of The Companions Of Honour · 2017
West Sussex
“For services to Economics, International Relations and Tackling Climate Change.”
2016
Commander (CBE)
Wendy Joan Carlin
PersonCommander Order Of The British Empire · 2016
Oxfordshire
“Professor of Economics, University College London and Member, Expert Advisory Panel, Office for Budget Responsibility. For services to Economics and Public Finance.”
Richard John Micklethwait
PersonCommander Order Of The British Empire · 2016
Abroad
“Lately Editor-in-Chief, the Economist. For services to Journalism and Economics.”
David Ulph
PersonCommander Order Of The British Empire · 2016
Fife
“Professor of Economics and Director, Scottish Institute for Research in Economics, University of St Andrews. For services to Economics and Social Sciences.”
Professor Karen Ann Mumford
PersonCommander Order Of The British Empire · 2016
North Yorkshire
“For services to Economics and Labour Market Diversity.”