Ingrid Robeyns

Ingrid Robeyns is a Professor at Erasmus University Rotterdam's Faculty of Philosophy, specializing in Practical Philosophy and serving as a Network Member of the Inequality: Measurement, Interpretation, and Policy (MIP) initiative.

Her academic credentials include:

• Licentiate (Magna cum Laude) and M.S (Magna Cum Laude) in Economics from Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Belgium (1994, 1997)
• M.A. in Philosophy from the British Open University (2007)
• Ph.D. in Economics from Cambridge University, UK (2003)

Professor Robeyns' research centers on normative theories of inequality and justice, with particular applications to gender inequalities and global justice issues. She has written extensively on Amartya Sen's capability approach, including a notable entry for the Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy. Her scholarly work bridges economics and philosophy, examining justice frameworks for children and parents while exploring alternative economic systems such as basic income societies and property-owning democracy. She maintains a long-standing interest in the ethical analysis of economic structures and has indicated plans to deepen this research trajectory.

Her interdisciplinary approach combines philosophical ethics with economic analysis, creating valuable theoretical frameworks for understanding social justice and inequality. Professor Robeyns contributes significantly to academic discourse through her expertise in translating complex capability theory into practical applications for policy development.