Partha Dasgupta

biodiversity economics; inclusive wealth.

Emeritus professor of economics at the University of Cambridge, Dasgupta spent decades developing welfare economics that accounts for natural capital. He is best known for the 2021 Dasgupta Review, a UK Treasury-commissioned report arguing that biodiversity loss represents a fundamental economic risk. His inclusive wealth framework replaces GDP with an asset-based measure encompassing human, produced, and natural capital.