Jacques J. Polak
Jacques Jacobus Polak (born April 25, 1914 in the Netherlands ; † February 26, 2010 ibid) was a Dutch economist .
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Polak was 1958-1979 Director of the Research Department of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), English: International Monetary Fund, IMF.
Jacques J. Polak was the namesake of the " Polak Model " (IMF Monetary Model), which since the 1950s, later in a slightly modified form, the World Bank and the IMF as a basis for deciding on loans to indebted countries to finance their balance of payments deficits and for the selection of suitable structural adjustment programs serves.
Individual evidence
- ↑ Jacques Polak, Was at Bretton Woods, Dies at 95 on online.wsj.com of February 28, 2010
literature
- Jacob Frenkel; Morris Goldstein (Ed.): International Financial Policy: Essays in honor of Jacques J. Polak , Washington, DC 1991, ISBN 1-55775-196-X
Web links
- Literature by and about Jacques J. Polak in the catalog of the German National Library
- Description of the IMF Monetary Model
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Polak, Jacques J. |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Polak, Jacques Jacobus (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Dutch economist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | April 25, 1914 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Netherlands |
| DATE OF DEATH | February 26, 2010 |
| Place of death | Netherlands |