Econometrics and Economic Theory in the 20th Century
Subtitle: The Ragnar Frisch Centennial Symposium (Econometric Society Monographs)
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: February 13, 1999
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 644
ISBN-13: 9780521633659
Subjects: Economic theory & philosophy; Econometrics; Business/Economics; Business & Economics; Business / Economics / Finance; History; Economics - Theory; Business & Economics / Econometrics; Frisch, Ragnar,--1895-1973; 1895-1973; Congresses; Econometric models; Frisch, Ragnar,
First sentence: During the spring and summer of 1931 Ragnar Frisch had to make one of the most difficult decisions of his life: Should he accept an offer from Yale University to become a full professor at that prestigious and internationally important university, or should he become a professor in economics at his old school, the provincial University of Oslo?