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Tinbergen 1. Jan . 1903--94, Dutch economist, noted for his work on econometrics. He shared (1969) the first Nobel prize for economics with Ragnar Frisch 2. his brother, Nikolaas . 1907--88, British zoologist, born in the Netherlands; studied animal behaviour, esp instincts, and was one of the founders of ethology; Nobel prize for physiology or medicine 1973 How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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| Ten Nobel prize winners in economics worked closely with the UN--either as staff (for instance, Arthur Lewis, the first prize winning economist from a developing country) or as associates (for instance, Dutchman Jan Tinbergen, notable for expressing his disappointment at winning the prize for economics--he said he had hoped to win the peace prize As a socialist, recalls an official Erasmus University bio, Tinbergen firmly believed that optimal economic and social conditions can be achieved by rational government policies. edu) is a visiting professor of humanities at the University of Illinois at Chicago, teaches economics and history at the University of Iowa, and is Tinbergen Distinguished Professor at Erasmus University of Rotterdam. |
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