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                                  EXHIBIT 23.1


INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' CONSENT

To the Board of Directors and Shareholders of
Eaton Vance Corp.:

We consent to the incorporation by reference in the Registration Statements
listed at Exhibit 99.2 on Forms S-8 and S-3 of Eaton Vance Corp. (the "Company")
of our report dated November 21, 2001 (December 21, 2001 as to Note 17) (the
report on the consolidated financial statements expressing an unqualified
opinion and including an explanatory paragraph relating to changes in the method
of accounting for offering costs incurred in connection with the distribution of
closed-end funds) incorporated by reference in the Annual Report on Form 10-K of
the Company for the year ended October 31, 2001.

DELOITTE & TOUCHE LLP

Boston, Massachusetts
January 29, 2002