Jacob Viner
Jacob Viner (born May 3, 1892 in Montreal , Canada ; † September 12, 1970 ) was a Canadian-American economist .
Life
His parents were Romanians . He later became a citizen of the United States. He received his doctorate in 1922 from Harvard University under Frank Taussig . In 1925 he became a professor at the University of Chicago , where Frank H. Knight also taught. Together with Knight, Viner coined the first Chicago School . In 1934 he was elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences and in 1942 to the American Philosophical Society . In 1939, Viner was the American Economic Association as president-elect before. In 1946 he moved to Princeton . Since 1953 he was a corresponding member of the British Academy .
research
Viner's publications revolve around international trade . Among other things, he was an advisor to some American state organs . Building on David Ricardo's commercial model , he developed the so-called Ricardo-Viner model (Specific Factors Model).
Web links
- Jacob Viner Papers Philadelphia Area Archives Research Portal (PAARP)
Individual evidence
- ^ Member History: Jacob Viner. American Philosophical Society, accessed December 30, 2018 .
- ^ Past and Present Officers. aeaweb.org ( American Economic Association ), accessed March 7, 2018 .
- ^ Fellows: Jacob Viner. British Academy, accessed August 14, 2020 .
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Viner, Jacob |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Canadian-American economist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | May 3, 1892 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Montreal , Canada |
| DATE OF DEATH | September 12, 1970 |