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Erik Lindahl

Swedish economist (1891-1960) · Sweden · Academics · Died at 68

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Erik Lindahl was a Swedish economist. He was professor of economics at Uppsala University 1942-58 and in 1956-59 he was the President of the International Economic Association.

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Fellow of the Econometric Society1947

Academics from Sweden 6

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Erik Lindahl was a Swedish economist. He was professor of economics at Uppsala University 1942-58 and in 1956-59 he was the President of the International Economic Association. He was an also an advisor to the Swedish government and the central bank, and in 1943 was elected as a member of the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences. Lindahl posed the question of financing public goods in accordance with individual benefits. The quantity of the public good satisfies the requirement that the aggregate marginal benefit equals the marginal cost of providing the good.

Country
Sweden
Category
Academics
Type
Academic
Status
deceased
Dates
Lived 1891 to 1960 · aged 68

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