| Birth Date: | 29 June 1938 |
| Birth Place: | Croydon, Surrey, England |
| Death Place: | Knutsford, Cheshire, England |
| Nationality: | British |
| Father: | Cyril John Artis |
| Mother: | Violet Emily Vincent |
| Children: | 2 daughters plus 1 step-son and 1 step-daughter |
| Field: | Macroeconomics, monetary economics; Political Economy |
| Institution: | Oxford Institute of Statistics University of Western Australia University of Adelaide National Institute for Economic and Social Research Swansea University Victoria University of Manchester European University Institute |
Michael John "Mike" Artis FBA (29 June 1938 – 8 January 2016) was a British economist.[1] A leading macroeconomist, his research encompassed monetary economics, fiscal policies, and European institutions and policies.
He was educated at Baines Grammar School and Magdalen College, Oxford.
In 1959 Artis joined the Oxford Institute of Statistics and the National Institute for Economic and Social Research in 1967. He joined the Victoria University of Manchester in 1975. In 1981, he was one of the 364 economists who signed a letter to The Times condemning Geoffrey Howe's 1981 Budget.[2] [3]
In 1995, he joined the European University Institute in Florence, Italy.
In 1988, he was elected Fellow of the British Academy (FBA).[4]