Author : Mats Lundahl
Publisher : Palgrave Macmillan
ISBN 13 : 9783030943264
Total Pages : 477 pages
Book Rating : 4.67/5 ( download)
Book Synopsis Twelve Figures in Swedish Economics by : Mats Lundahl
Download or read book Twelve Figures in Swedish Economics written by Mats Lundahl and published by Palgrave Macmillan. This book was released on 2022-05-02 with total page 477 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book explores the development of economic thought in Sweden through some of the people who shaped it. The book highlights both some of the well-known contributions and some overlooked areas of research. It begins with the origins of the pioneer neoclassical Heckscher-Ohlin theorem and Gunnar Myrdal ’s circular, cumulative approach to economic development. Secondly, it focuses on a number of economists related to the Industrial Institute of Economic and Social Research: Ingvar Svennilson, Axel Iveroth, Jan Wallander, Erik Höök, Villy Bergström and Rolf Henriksson. Finally, it offers portraits of three economists from Lund University: Bo Södersten, Ingemar Ståhl and Göte Hansson. The work of all of them is placed within the context of the contemporary academic and public economic debate. This book aims at providing a perspective on the legacy of the Swedish tradition in economics and will be relevant to students and academics interested in the history of economic thought.