Noted Economist To Study Under Carnegie Grant

An $88,000 Carnegie Corporation grant to Radcliffe will allow Barbara Ward Jackson, noted British economist, to review various economic assistance programs, the Corporation announced yesterday. Lady Jackson is scheduled to lecture at the University this spring.

Former editor of the London Economist, Lady Jackson will attempt to define some of the consequences of systematic aid under the grant. Her case studies of several countries will include technological assistance programs sponsored by international agencies as well as by the highly developed nations, the Carnegie Corporation reported.

She intends to approach the study from the point of view of the recipient countries, attempting to understand their international conditions, their potential stimulus for growth, and their reaction to outside assistance.

Through the study, Lady Jackson hopes to arrive at some tentative conclusion as to what type of agency--public, private, or international--is most effective for giving aid. She will also try to learn which political arrangements are most suitable for economic assistance programs.