Suzanne Helen Paine (10 March 1946 – 10 November 1985) was a British economist.[1] She was lecturer at the University of Cambridge, UK and a Fellow of Clare and Girton colleges.
Her subject area was development economics, particularly in the countries of Turkey, Japan, India, and China. She supported economics to have a social purpose, along with rigorous analysis.[2] She was a founder member of the editorial board of Cambridge Journal of Economics. Among her doctoral students was Abhijit Sen.[3] Her work continued to be cited into the twenty-first century.
The Suzy Paine Fund was established in her memory to fund travel to Asia relevant to their studies for students in the subject area of political economy.[4]
She was the author or co-author of several books and articles, including: