Dankzij zijn uitzonderlijke intellectuele talent en zijn uitermate heldere denk- en schrijfstijl, gecombineerd met een grote discipline en bescheidenheid, heeft Jan Tinbergen wereldwijd invloed uitgeoefend op het denken over economische politiek. Zijn levensmotto luidde: 'De economische...

Jan Tinbergen was the first Nobel Prize winner in Economics and one of the most influential economists of the 20th century. This book argues that his crucial contribution is the theory of economic policy and the legitimation of economic expertise in service of the state. It traces his youthful...

This groundbreaking title brings together a critical selection of key papers by the Nobel Memorial Laureates in Economics that have helped shape the development and present state of economics. The editors have organised this comprehensive series by theme and focuses on those Laureates working in...

This book provides a quantitative foundation for evaluating the conflicting aims of security and equality. Professor Tinbergen presents a number of econometric models which overturn many long-held beliefs about the relationship between military policy and development co-operation. His findings...