# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/ragnar-nurkse
# Generated: 2026-08-14T06:40:06.185Z

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url: "https://fame.am/person/ragnar-nurkse"
name: "Ragnar Nurkse"
slug: "ragnar-nurkse"
description: "Ragnar Wilhelm Nurkse was an Estonian-American economist and policy maker mainly in the fields of international finance and economic development. He is considered the pioneer of Balanced Growth Theory."
tagline: "American-Estonian economist (1907-1959)"
gender: "male"
category:
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birthDate: "1907-10-05"
deathDate: "1959-05-06"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
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  momentum:             0
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  sourceConfidence:     60
  profileCompleteness:  45
  trendDirection:       "STABLE"
ranks:
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  country:  null
  category: null
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# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump