The Influence of Jan Tinbergen on Dutch Economic Policy

F. J. H. Don ()
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De Economist, 2019, vol. 167, issue 3, No 5, 259-282

Abstract: Abstract From the mid-1920s to the early 1960s, Jan Tinbergen was actively engaged in discussions about Dutch economic policy. He was the first director of the Central Planning Bureau, from 1945 to 1955. It took quite some time and effort to find an effective role for this Bureau vis-à-vis the political decision makers in the REA, a subgroup of the Council of Ministers. Partly as a result of that, Tinbergen’s direct influence on Dutch (macro)economic policy appears to have been rather small until 1950. In that year two new advisory bodies were established, the Social and Economic Council (SER) and the Central Economic Committee. Tinbergen was an influential member of both, which effectively raised his impact on economic policy. In the early fifties he played an important role in shaping the Dutch consensus economy. In addition, his indirect influence has been substantial, as the methods and tools that he developed gained widespread acceptance in the Netherlands and in many other countries.

Keywords: Consensus economy; Macroeconomic policy; Planning; Policy advice; Tinbergen (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: E60 E61 N14 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2019
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