Arthur Spiethoff

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Arthur August Kaspar Spiethoff (born May 13, 1873 in Düsseldorf , † April 4, 1957 in Tübingen ) was a German economist .

Biographical

Arthur Spiethoff was the son of the writer Friedrich Spiethoff, his two years younger brother was the dermatologist Bodo Spiethoff . After studying economics at the Friedrich-Wilhelms-Universität Berlin , he was there until 1908 as assistant to Gustav von Schmoller , one of the most important representatives of the so-called younger historical school of economics . During his assistantship he received his doctorate on February 18, 1905 with a thesis on "Contributions to the analysis and theory of general economic crises". In 1907 the habilitation followed. Following this, he became o. Professor of the German language Karl-Ferdinand University in Prague, one of the then leading universities in Central Europe. After the First World War he was appointed to the Rheinische Friedrich-Wilhelms-Universität Bonn , where he retired in 1939 .

meaning

Spiethoff is considered to be one of the founders of modern business cycle research in national economies. Like his Bulgarian colleague Albert Aftalion , Spiethoff was one of the first to point out the accelerator principle.

Honors

Works

  • Gustav von Schmoller and the German historical economics , together with Gustav von Schmoller . Duncker & Humblot, Berlin 1938.
  • Land and housing in the market economy, especially in the Rhineland . Fischer, Jena 1934.
  • Commemoration for Werner Sombart on the occasion of his seventieth birthday on January 19, 1933 . Duncker & Humblot, Munich 1933.
  • The status and the near future of business cycle research , together with Gustav Clausing and Joseph Alois Schumpeter . Duncker & Humblot, Munich 1933.
  • Austria's finances and the war , together with Franz Meisel . Duncker & Humblot, Munich; Leipzig 1915.
  • The influence of gold production on price formation 1890-1913 (multi-part work) . Duncker & Humblot, Munich.
  • The economic rapprochement between the German Reich and its allies. (Multi-part work) Duncker & Humblot, Munich.
  • Contributions to the study of economic changes: upswing, crisis, stagnation

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personal data
SURNAME Spiethoff, Arthur
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Spiethoff, Arthur August Kaspar (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German economist
DATE OF BIRTH May 13, 1873
PLACE OF BIRTH Dusseldorf
DATE OF DEATH April 4th 1957
Place of death Tübingen