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Background

He attended The Ashcombe School, Dorking, and later studied Philosophy, Politics and Economics at St John's College, Oxford from 1981 to 1984, before obtaining an MPA at the Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University. While at Oxford University, Davis edited Cherwell, the student newspaper. Dorking is a market town at the foot of the North Downs approximately 25 miles south of London, in Surrey in England. ... Philosophy, Politics and Economics (PPE) is a popular interdisciplinary degree which combines study from the three eponymous disciplines. ... College name St Johns College Collegium Divi Joannis Baptistae Named after Saint John the Baptist Established 1555 Sister College Sidney Sussex College President Sir Michael Scholar KCB JCR President Rhys Jones Undergraduates 381 Graduates 184 Homepage Boatclub St Johns College is one of the constituent colleges of the... Year 1981 (MCMLXXXI) was a common year starting on Thursday (link displays the 1981 Gregorian calendar). ... This article is about the year. ... The Master of Public Administration (MPA) degree is one of several master level professional public affairs degrees that provides training in public policy and project/program implementation (more recently known as public management). ... John F. Kennedy School of Government The John F. Kennedy School of Government is a public policy school and one of the graduate schools of Harvard University. ... Harvard University (incorporated as The President and Fellows of Harvard College) is a private university in Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA and a member of the Ivy League. ... The University of Oxford, located in the city of Oxford in England, is the oldest university in the English-speaking world. ... Cherwell newspaper is a student newspaper published by and for students of Oxford University. ...

Before joining the BBC as an economics correspondent in 1993, he worked as an economist at the Institute for Fiscal Studies from 1986 to 1988 and again from 1992 to 1993. Between 1988 and 1992 he worked at the London Business School. He worked as economics editor on BBC Two's Newsnight programme from 1997 to 2001. Despite long-term problems relating to his left eye (leading to the fitting of a false 'glass eye') Davis retains the ability to read 300 words per minute. Year 1993 (MCMXCIII) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1993 Gregorian calendar). ... The Institute for Fiscal Studies is a UK research institute. ... Year 1986 (MCMLXXXVI) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link displays 1986 Gregorian calendar). ... Year 1988 (MCMLXXXVIII) was a leap year starting on Friday (link displays 1988 Gregorian calendar). ... Year 1992 (MCMXCII) was a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1992 Gregorian calendar). ... Year 1993 (MCMXCIII) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1993 Gregorian calendar). ... Year 1988 (MCMLXXXVIII) was a leap year starting on Friday (link displays 1988 Gregorian calendar). ... Year 1992 (MCMXCII) was a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1992 Gregorian calendar). ... Website http://www. ... For the BBC radio station, see BBC Radio 2. ... Newsnight is a British daily news analysis, current affairs and politics programme broadcast between 22:30 and 23:20 on weekdays on BBC Two. ... For the band, see 1997 (band). ... Year 2001 (MMI) was a common year starting on Monday (link displays the 2001 Gregorian calendar). ...

Writing

In 1998, Davis released a book, Public Spending, published by Penguin. In it he argued for the privatisation of public services as a means to increase efficiency. It has been suggested that Penguin Modern Poets, Penguin Great Ideas be merged into this article or section. ... This article does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... Public services is a term usually used to mean services provided by government to its citizens, either directly (through the public sector) or by financing private provision of services. ...

BBC work

Since becoming the BBC's economics editor, Davis has been responsible for reporting and analysing economic developments on a range of programmes on BBC radio and television, particularly the Ten O'Clock News. He also has a role in shaping the extensive BBC coverage of economics across all the corporation's outputs, including online. The BBC Ten OClock News is the flagship evening news programme for British television channel BBC One and BBC News 24. ...

Currently, Evan writes a blog for the BBC website entitled Evanomics in which he "attempts to understand the real world, using the tool kit of economics". Subjects he has discussed include road pricing, care for the elderly, Gordon Brown's Budget and how to choose wine. To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... Road pricing is a term that refers to the charging for the use of streets and roads. ... Elderly care or simply eldercare is the fulfillment of the special needs and requirements that are unique to senior citizens. ... The Chancellor of the Exchequer is the title held by the British Cabinet minister responsible for all economic and financial matters. ... A government budget is a legal document that is often passed by the legislature, and approved by the chief executive. ... For other uses, see Wine (disambiguation). ...

Evan has won several awards including the Work Foundation's Broadcast Journalist of the Year award in 1998, 2001 and 2003, and the Harold Wincott Business Broadcaster of the Year award in 2002. Year 1998 (MCMXCVIII) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar). ... Year 2001 (MMI) was a common year starting on Monday (link displays the 2001 Gregorian calendar). ... Year 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Also see: 2002 (number). ...

He has made several appearances on the quiz show, Have I Got News For You, and presents Dragons' Den on BBC 2. Quiz Show is a 1994 film which tells the true story of the Twenty One quiz show scandal of the 1950s. ... Have I Got News for You is a British television panel show; produced by Hat Trick Productions for the BBC. It is based loosely on the BBC Radio 4 show The News Quiz, and has been running since 1990. ... Dragons Den is a Japanese television show. ... BBC Two (or BBC2 as it was formerly styled) was the second UK television station to be aired by the BBC. History The channel was scheduled to begin at 7:20pm on April 20, 1964 and show an evening of light entertainment, starting with the comedy show The Alberts and...

In 2005, he was one of a handful of BBC personalities who broke strike picket lines. BBC staff were striking over announced job cuts^[1]. For other uses, see BBC (disambiguation). ... Employees of the BBC form a picket line during a strike in May 2005. ...

Bibliography

• Davis, E Public Spending Harmondsworth:Penguin Books 1998 ISBN 0-14-026446-9
• Davis, E Foreword - Your Idea can Make you Rich Vermillion:Random House 2005 ISBN 0-09-190915-5

References

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External links

• BBC Newswatch profile
• Evanomics - Davis's BBC blog
• Observer Review article 6 November 2005