Overview
- Illustrates how Swedish economists gained an international reputation during the 20th century
- Discusses the influence lesser known economists had both within Sweden and internationally
- Explores the role Swedish economists have played within public policy and global economic policy
Part of the book series: Palgrave Studies in the History of Economic Thought (PHET)
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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.
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Table of contents (13 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Back Matter
Authors and Affiliations
About the author
Mats Lundahl is Professor emeritus of Development Economics at the Stockholm School of Economics, where he held his chair between 1987 and 2013.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Twelve Figures in Swedish Economics
Book Subtitle: Eli Heckscher, Bertil Ohlin, Gunnar Myrdal, Ingvar Svennilson, Axel Iveroth, Jan Wallander, Erik Höök, Bo Södersten, Rolf Henriksson, Ingemar Ståhl, Villy Bergström and Göte Hansson
Authors: Mats Lundahl
Series Title: Palgrave Studies in the History of Economic Thought
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-94327-1
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan Cham
eBook Packages: Economics and Finance, Economics and Finance (R0)
Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2022
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-030-94326-4Published: 02 April 2022
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-030-94329-5Published: 04 April 2023
eBook ISBN: 978-3-030-94327-1Published: 01 April 2022
Series ISSN: 2662-6578
Series E-ISSN: 2662-6586
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: X, 478
Number of Illustrations: 2 b/w illustrations
Topics: History of Economic Thought/Methodology, Economy-wide Country Studies, Macroeconomics/Monetary Economics//Financial Economics, Political Economy/Economic Systems