Scandinavia, Economics in

Niels Kærgård (), Bo Sandelin () and Arild Sæther ()
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Niels Kærgård: KVL , The Royal Veterinary and Agricultural University, Postal: DK 1870 Frederiksberg C, Denmark
Bo Sandelin: Department of Economics, School of Business, Economics and Law, Göteborg University, Postal: Box 640, SE 405 30 GÖTEBORG
Arild Sæther: Agder University College, Postal: Servicebox 422, 4604 Kristiansand, Norway

No 227, Working Papers in Economics from University of Gothenburg, Department of Economics

Abstract: Scandinavia includes in a narrow sense Denmark, Norway and Sweden, which have similar languages and have strongly influenced one another. Nevertheless, it is possible to distinguish different histories of learning. Danish economists made early contributions to neoclassical distribution theory, econometric analysis and multiplier theory. Like most economists from small-language communities they understood the major European languages but wrote in their domestic languages, which delayed international knowledge about their contributions. In Norway Ragnar Frisch revolutionized economics in the 1930s, but met opposition from colleagues. Swedish economics flourished in the early 20th century with Knut Wicksell and Gustav Cassel and later with the Stockholm School. In recent decades national traits have largely disappeared.

Keywords: Oslo School; Stockholm School; history of economics (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: B00 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 15 pages
Date: 2006-09-15
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Published in The New Palgrave Dictionary of Economics, 2nd edition, Blume, Larry, Durlauf, Steven (eds.), 2008, chapter 0, Palgrave Macmillan.

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