James Mirrlees, a Scottish economist known for his pioneering work in optimal tax theory and a winner of the 1996 Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences, passed away on 29 August 2018 at age 82.
James Mirrlees page on the Nobel Prize website
In memory of Sir James Mirrless, Nuffield College, University of Oxford
In Memoriam: Sir James Mirrlees (1936-2018), Institute for Fiscal Studies, UK
Professor Sir James Mirrlees obituary, The Times, UK
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