Ragnar Frisch
Ragnar Anton Kittil Frisch (3 March 1895 – 31 January 1973) was an Norwegian economist. He won the first Nobel Prize in Economics with Jan Tinbergen in 1969.[1]
Ragnar Frisch | |
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![]() Frisch in 1944 | |
Born | |
Died | 31 January 1973 Oslo, Norway | (aged 77)
Nationality | Norway |
Alma mater | University of Oslo |
Known for | Econometrics Production theory |
Awards | Nobel Prize in Economics (1969) |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Economics |
Institutions | University of Oslo |
Influenced | Trygve Haavelmo |
Early life Edit
Frisch was born on 3 March 1895 in Christiania, Norway.[2] He studied at the University of Oslo.
Nobel Prize Edit
He was also the co-winner with Jan Tinbergen of the first Nobel Prize in Economics in 1969 for his works with econometrics.[1]
Studies Edit
He is known for having founded the discipline of econometrics, and in 1933 to have created the widely used term pair macroeconomics/microeconomics.
Personal life Edit
Frisch was married to Marie Smedal from 1920 until her death in 1952. Then he was remarried to Astrid Johannessen from 1953 until his death in 1973. Frisch had one daughter with Smedal.
Death Edit
Frisch died on 31 January 1973 in Oslo, Norway from a stroke, aged 77.
References Edit
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Ragnar Frisch (1895–1973). The Concise Encyclopedia of Economics. Library of Economics and Liberty (2nd ed.). Liberty Fund. 2008.
- ↑ Frisch, Ragnar, "Autobiography", published in Nobel Lectures, Economics 1969–1980, Editor Assar Lindbeck, World Scientific Publishing Co., Singapore, 1992