Paul Arndt (political economist)

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Paul Arndt (born September 25, 1870 in Luckenwalde ; † May 24, 1942 in Bad Homburg in front of the height ) was a German economist .

Life

He was the son of the rector Ferdinand Arndt and began to study theology; but soon switched to law and political science at the universities of Geneva , Paris , Bonn and Berlin . In 1897 he was able to complete his studies in Berlin with a doctorate as “Dr. phil. ”successfully.

Immediately thereafter, Arndt got a job as a research assistant at the commercial academy in Cologne . He stayed there until 1900 and then moved to the administration of the Berlin merchants . In the following year he accepted an offer at the Academy for Social and Commercial Sciences in Frankfurt am Main .

Arndt stayed there until 1914 and then changed to the rank of "o. Prof. "at the University of Frankfurt / M. During the First World War , Arndt was entrusted with the management of the economic department of the Reichsbekleidungsstelle in Berlin. He retired in 1935.

reception

As an economist, Arndt represented a liberal economic and trade policy. Among other things, he dealt extensively with the social problems of workers and was very committed to the protection of homeworkers .

Works (selection)

  • Germany's position in the world economy . 1907/1913
  • Home work and publishing in modern times . 1932–1935 (32 issues).
  • Homework misery . 1927.
  • Wage Act and Wage Tariff . 1926.
  • Protection of national labor . 1903.
  • How do you study economics? 1921/1922.

literature

Web links

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