Richard Kahn (economist)
Richard Ferdinand Kahn, Baron Kahn , CBE , FBA (born August 10, 1905 in Hampstead , † June 6, 1989 in Cambridge ) was a British economist.
Life
Kahn was born in 1905 to Augustus Kahn, a German teacher of the Jewish Orthodox faith, and Regina Schoyer. After attending St Paul's School in London, he studied at King's College (Cambridge) and graduated in physics as a BA in 1927. From 1927 to 1928 he studied economics with John Maynard Keynes . In 1930 he was made a fellow at King's College, where he was also a professor from 1951 to 1972. Since 1960 he was a member ( fellow ) of the British Academy .
Publications
- The economics of the Short Period (dissertation, 1929)
- The Relation of Home Investment to Unemployment (Economic Journal 41 (1931), pp. 173-198)
literature
- Luigi Pasinetti : Keynes and the Cambridge Keynesians . Cambridge University Press, Cambridge 2007, Chapter III — Richard Ferdinand Kahn (1905-1989). Co-author of The General Theory ?, p. 65-93 .
- Luigi L. Pasinetti: Richard Ferdinand Kahn, 1905–1989 . In: Proceedings of the British Academy . tape 76 , 1991, pp. 423-443 ( thebritishacademy.ac.uk [PDF]).
Web links
Individual evidence
- ^ Deceased Fellows. British Academy, accessed June 16, 2020 .
personal data | |
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SURNAME | Kahn, Richard |
ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Kahn, Richard Ferdinand Kahn Baron (full name) |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | British economist |
DATE OF BIRTH | August 10, 1905 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Hampstead |
DATE OF DEATH | June 6, 1989 |
Place of death | Cambridge |