Bertil Ohlin: A Centennial Celebration (1899-1999) (MIT by Lars Jonung,Ronald Findlay,Mats Lundahl

By Lars Jonung,Ronald Findlay,Mats Lundahl

Bertil Ohlin, foreign exchange theorist, winner of the 1977 Nobel Prize in Economics, and chief of the Swedish Liberal occasion for greater than two decades, is taken into account to be the key unmarried impression at the improvement of foreign economics within the 20th century. This quantity, celebrating the centennial of Ohlin's start, examines his existence and his impression on smooth monetary inspiration. It additionally comprises the 1st English translation of his licentiate thesis, during which he first set out his concept of overseas trade.

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