Trygve Haavelmo
Trygve Magnus Haavelmo | |
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| Born | 13 December 1911 Skedsmo, Norway |
| Died | 26 July 1999 (aged 87) Oslo, Norway |
| Nationality |  Norway |
| Academic career | |
| Field | Macroeconomics, econometrics |
| Institution | University of Aarhus University of Chicago University of Oslo |
| School or tradition | Neo-Keynesian economics |
| Alma mater | University of Oslo |
| Influences | Ragnar Frisch |
| Contributions | Probability approach in econometrics Balanced budget multiplier |
| Awards | Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences (1989) |
| Information at IDEAS / RePEc | |
Trygve Magnus Haavelmo (13 December 1911 – 28 July 1999), born in Skedsmo, Norway, was an influential economist with main research interests centered on the fields of econometrics and economics theory. During World War II he worked with Nortraship in the Statistical Department in New York City. He received his Ph.D. in 1946 for his work on The Probability Approach in Econometrics.
He was a Professor of economics and statistics at the University of Oslo between 1948–79 and was the trade department head of division from 1947–48. Haavelmo acquires a prominent position in modern economics through his logical critique of a series of custom conceptions in mathematical analysis.
In 1989, Haavelmo was awarded the Nobel Prize in Economics "for his clarification of the probability theory foundations of econometrics and his analyses of simultaneous economic structures."
External links
- nobelprize.org bio
- Nobel Prize Lecture.
- Trygve Haavelmo Growth Model by Elmer G. Wiens
