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Jacob Viner
Canadian economist (1892-1970) · Canada · On the map · Academics · Died at 78
Jacob Viner was a Canadian economist and is considered with Frank Knight and Henry Simons to be one of the "inspiring" mentors of the early Chicago school of economics in the 1930s: he was one of the leading figures of the Chicago faculty.
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Paul Samuelson named Viner as one of the several "American saints in economics" born after 1860. He was an important figure in the field of political economy.
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Canada
Category
Academics
Type
Academic
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1892 to 1970 · aged 78
