Bertil Ohlin

Bertil Gotthard Ohlin (Swedish: [ˈbæ̌ʈːɪl ʊˈliːn]) (23 April 1899 – 3 August 1979) was a Swedish economist and politician. He was a professor of economics at the Stockholm School of Economics from 1929 to 1965.

Bertil Ohlin
Bertil Ohlin
Minister for Trade
In office 1944–1945
Prime Minister	Per Albin Hansson
Preceded by	Herman Eriksson
Succeeded by	Gunnar Myrdal
Leader of the People's Party
In office 1944–1967
Preceded by	Gustaf Andersson
Succeeded by	Sven Wedén
Member of the Swedish Parliament for Stockholm Municipality
In office 1938–1970
President of the Nordic Council
In office 1959–1959
Preceded by	Nils Hønsvald
Succeeded by	Gísli Jónsson
In office 1964–1964
Preceded by	Nils Hønsvald
Succeeded by	Sigurður Bjarnason
Personal details
Born	(1899-04-23)23 April 1899 Klippan, Sweden
Died	3 August 1979(1979-08-03) (aged 80) Åre, Sweden
Nationality	Sweden
Political party	People's Party
Alma mater	B.A. Lund University (1917) MSc. Stockholm School of Economics (1919) M.A. Harvard University (1923) PhD Stockholm University (1924)
Known for	Heckscher–Ohlin model Heckscher–Ohlin theorem
Awards	Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences (1977)
Scientific career
Fields	Economics
Institutions	University of Copenhagen (1925–1930) Stockholm School of Economics (1930–1965)
Doctoral advisor	Gustav Cassel

He was also leader of the People's Party. He was Minister for Trade from 1944 to 1945. He was President of the Nordic Council in 1959 and 1964.

Ohlin won the Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences in 1977 together with the British economist James Meade "for their pathbreaking work to the theory of international trade and international capital movements".

Other websites

• Bertil Ohlin
• Bertil Ohlin Institute
• Ohlin's life
• Academician RACEF, Spain
• Presentation: THE YOUNG OHLIN ON THE THEORY OF INTERREGIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL TRADE
• IDEAS/RePEc
• Bertil Gotthard Ohlin (1899–1979). Library of Economics and Liberty (2nd ed.). Liberty Fund. 2008. {{cite book}}: |work= ignored (help)