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'''John Marcus Fleming''' (1911 – 3 February 1976) was a British economist. He was the deputy director of the research department of the [[International Monetary Fund]] for many years; he was already a member of this department during the period of Canadian economist [[Robert Mundell]]'s affiliation. At approximately the same time as Mundell, Fleming presented similar research on [[economic stability|stabilization]] policy in open economies. As a result, today's textbooks refer to the [[Mundell–Fleming model]]. Mundell's contribution, which assumes perfect rather than imperfect capital mobility is, however, considered more important due to its depth, range, and analytical power, and more applicable to today's conditions.
'''John Marcus Fleming''' (1911&nbsp;– 3 February 1976) was a British economist. In his early career he worked for the [[Economic and Financial Organization of the League of Nations|Economic and Financial Organization]] of the [[League of Nations]].<ref name=Pauly>{{citation |title=The League of Nations and the Foreshadowing of the International Monetary Fund |journal=Essays in International Finance |volume=201 |publisher=Princeton University |date=December 1996 |author=Louis W. Pauly |url=https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=2173443 }}</ref>{{rp|28}} After [[World War II]], he was the deputy director of the research department of the [[International Monetary Fund]] for many years; he was already a member of this department during the period of Canadian economist [[Robert Mundell]]'s affiliation. At approximately the same time as Mundell, Fleming presented similar research on [[economic stability|stabilization]] policy in open economies. As a result, today's textbooks refer to the [[Mundell–Fleming model]]. Mundell's contribution, which assumes perfect rather than imperfect capital mobility is, however, considered more important due to its depth, range, and analytical power, and more applicable to today's conditions.


He was educated at Bathgate Academy and the [[University of Edinburgh]], the [[Graduate Institute of International Studies]] in Geneva, and the London School of Economics.
He was educated at Bathgate Academy and the [[University of Edinburgh]], the [[Graduate Institute of International Studies]] in Geneva, and the London School of Economics.

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John Marcus Fleming (1911 – 3 February 1976) was a British economist. In his early career he worked for the Economic and Financial Organization of the League of Nations.[1]: 28  After World War II, he was the deputy director of the research department of the International Monetary Fund for many years; he was already a member of this department during the period of Canadian economist Robert Mundell's affiliation. At approximately the same time as Mundell, Fleming presented similar research on stabilization policy in open economies. As a result, today's textbooks refer to the Mundell–Fleming model. Mundell's contribution, which assumes perfect rather than imperfect capital mobility is, however, considered more important due to its depth, range, and analytical power, and more applicable to today's conditions.

He was educated at Bathgate Academy and the University of Edinburgh, the Graduate Institute of International Studies in Geneva, and the London School of Economics.

Publications

  • Dual exchange market and other remedies for disruptive capital flows, IMF Staff Papers, March 1974.

External links

  • The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences has decided to award the Bank of Sweden Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel, 1999 to Professor Robert A. Mundell
  • Fleming, J. Marcus (1962). "Domestic financial policies under fixed and floating exchange rates". IMF Staff Papers. 9: 369–379. doi:10.2307/3866091. JSTOR 3866091. Reprinted in Cooper, Richard N., ed. (1969). International Finance. New York: Penguin Books.
  • "J. Marcus Fleming Is Dead; Research Official at I.M.F." New York Times. 4 February 1976.


  1. ^ Louis W. Pauly (December 1996), "The League of Nations and the Foreshadowing of the International Monetary Fund", Essays in International Finance, 201, Princeton University