János Kornai

János Kornai (21 January 1928 – 18 October 2021) was a Hungarian economist.[2] He was known for criticism of command economies of Eastern European communist states. He was emeritus professor at both Harvard University and Corvinus University of Budapest. In 1982, he became a member of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences.

János Kornai
Born(1928-01-21)21 January 1928
Died18 October 2021(2021-10-18) (aged 93)
NationalityHungary
School or
tradition
Institutional economics[1]
ContributionsTheory of two-level planning
Shortage economy
Information at IDEAS / RePEc

Kornai died on 18 October 2021, at the age of 93.[3]

References

  1. James Wilkerson, Robert Parkin (eds.), Modalities of Change: The Interface of Tradition and Modernity in East Asia, Berghahn Books, 2012, p. 7.
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  3. "Elhunyt Kornai János közgazdász". HVG (in magyar). 2021-10-18. Retrieved 2021-10-18.