Prologue: The Measurement of the Economic World

Kenneth Arrow

A chapter in Fruitful Economics, 2015, pp 15-19 from Palgrave Macmillan

Abstract: Abstract When I was elected President of the International Economic Association in 1983, I found that there was a vacancy in the position of Secretary-General. I lack any serious capacity for administration, but I have a substitute: a talent for identifying good administrators so that I can put my research project or other activity under their wing. I promptly started interviewing, Jean-Paul Fitoussi and others. It really required no ability on my part; he was obviously the right person, as attested by strong recommendations from, as I recall, Richard Musgrave and Don Patinkin.

Keywords: Human Capital; Economic World; National Income; Future Consumption; Accidental Death (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2015
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DOI: 10.1057/9781137451057_2

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