Jan Tinbergen
Jan Tinbergen (April 12, 1903 – June 9, 1994) was a Dutch economist. He won the first Nobel Prize in Economics with Ragnar Frisch.
Jan Tinbergen | |
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 Jan Tinbergen in 1982 | |
| Born | April 12, 1903 |
| Died | June 9, 1994 (aged 91) The Hague |
| Nationality | Netherlands |
| Alma mater | Leiden University |
| Known for | First national macroeconomic model |
| Awards | Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences (1969) |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Economics |
| Institutions | Erasmus University |
| Doctoral students | Tjalling Koopmans |
| Influences | Oskar R. Lange |
Early life
Tinbergen was born on April 12, 1903 at The Hague. He studied at Leiden University.
Nobel Prize
He was awarded the first Nobel Prize in Economics in 1969. He shared the award with Ragnar Frisch for having developed and applied dynamic models for the analysis of economic processes. Tinbergen was a founding trustee of Economists for Peace and Security.
Tinbergen's debate
Tinbergen’s econometric picture lead to a debate between other several known economists such as J.M. Keynes, Ragnar Frisch and Milton Friedman. The debate is sometimes called the Tinbergen debate.[1][2]
Personal life
Tinbergen was never married. He also had no children. He died on June 9, 1994 at The Hague from natural causes, aged 91.[3] Niko Tinbergen is his brother.
Some books
- Business Cycles in the United States, 1919–1932, Geneva, 1939 and New York, 1968
- Business Cycles in the United Kingdom, 1870–1914, Amsterdam, 1951
- On the Theory of Economic Policy. Second edition (1952) is Volume 1 of Contributions to Economic Analysis, Amsterdam: North-Holland.
- Centralization and Decentralization in Economic Policy, Amsterdam, 1954 ISBN 0-313-23077-3.
- Economic Policy: Principles and Design, Amsterdam, 1956
- The Element of Space in Development Planning (together with L.B.M. Mennes and J.G. Waardenburg), Amsterdam, 1969
- The Dynamics of Business Cycles: A Study in Economic Fluctuations. Chicago: U of Chicago P, 1974. ISBN 0-226-80418-6.
- Der Dialog Nord-Süd: Informationen zur Entwicklungspolitik. Frankfurt am Main: Europ. Verlagsanstalt, 1977.
- Economic policy: Principles and Design. Amsterdam, 1978. ISBN 0-7204-3129-8.
Jan Tinbergen Media
Minister Pronk, Tinbergen and De Seynes at an economy symposium in The Hague, 23 May 1975
References
- ↑ Leeson, R. (1998). "The Ghosts I Called I Can't Get Rid of Now: the Keynes-Tinbergen-Friedman-Phillips Critique of Keynesian Macroeconometrics". History of Political Economy. 30 (1): 51–94. doi:10.1215/00182702-30-1-51.
- ↑ Louçã, F. (1999). "The econometric challenge to Keynes: Arguments and contradictions in the early debates about a late issue" (PDF). The European Journal of the History of Economic Thought. 6 (3): 404–438. doi:10.1080/10427719900000074.[dead link]
- ↑ Jan Tinbergen (1903–1994). The Concise Encyclopedia of Economics. Library of Economics and Liberty (2nd ed.). Liberty Fund. 2008.
Other websites
- TINBERGEN, Jan in: Biografisch Woordenboek van het Socialisme en de Arbeidersbeweging in Nederland
- Jan Tinbergen College (Dutch website)
- IDEAS/RePEc
- Profile at The International Institute of Social Studies (ISS)