Jan Tinbergen
Jan Tinbergen received the 1969 prize in Economic Sciences. This profile brings together the official award record and attributed background on the economist’s work and career.
Personal and professional profile
- Name
- Jan Tinbergen [1]
- Full name
- Jan Tinbergen [2]
- Birth date
- 1903-04-12 [2]
- Birthplace
- the Hague, the Netherlands [2]
- Education
- Leiden University [3]
- Fields / occupation
- economist; university teacher [3]
- Prize
- Economic Sciences · 1969 [2]
- Research recognized
- for having developed and applied dynamic models for the analysis of economic processes [2]
- Prize share
- 1/2 [2]
- Affiliation at the award
- The Netherlands School of Economics [2]
- Death date
- 1994-06-09 [2]
- Institutions in career record
- Erasmus University Rotterdam; Netherlands School of Economics (1933–1973); Statistics Netherlands (1927–1945); Leiden University (1973–1975); Bureau for Economic Policy Analysis (1945–1955) [3]
Research, education and career background
Jan Tinbergen ( TIN-bur-gən, Dutch: [jɑn ˈtɪmbɛrɣə(n)]; 12 April 1903 – 9 June 1994) was a Dutch economist who was awarded the first Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences in 1969, which he shared with Ragnar Frisch for having developed and applied dynamic models for the analysis of economic processes. He is widely considered to be one of the most influential economists of the 20th century and one of the founding fathers of econometrics. [4]
His important contributions to econometrics include the development of the first macroeconometric models, the solution of the identification problem, and the understanding of dynamic models. Tinbergen was a founding trustee of Economists for Peace and Security. In 1945, he founded the Bureau for Economic Policy Analysis (CPB) and was the agency's first director. [4]
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Award and academic affiliation
The official Nobel record dates the Economic Sciences award to 1969 and lists The Netherlands School of Economics as the affiliation at the time. [2]
An affiliation attached to an award describes that point in the person’s career; it does not establish a current appointment. [2]
Education and career timeline
Birth date recorded in the official Nobel biography. [2]
Education period at Leiden University began (background record). [3]
Education period at Leiden University ended (background record). [3]
Affiliation at Statistics Netherlands began (background record). [3]
Affiliation at Netherlands School of Economics began (background record). [3]
Affiliation at Statistics Netherlands ended (background record). [3]
Affiliation at Bureau for Economic Policy Analysis began (background record). [3]
Affiliation at Bureau for Economic Policy Analysis ended (background record). [3]
Economic Sciences award announced. [2]
Affiliation at Netherlands School of Economics ended (background record). [3]
Affiliation at Leiden University began (background record). [3]
Affiliation at Leiden University ended (background record). [3]
Death date recorded in the official Nobel biography. [2]
Source-supported connections
Frequently asked questions
When did Jan Tinbergen receive the prize in Economic Sciences?
The official award record gives the year as 1969. [2]
Which institution was Jan Tinbergen affiliated with at the time of the Economic Sciences award?
The Netherlands School of Economics. This is the award-time affiliation. [2]
Jan Tinbergen connection map
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Sources and review dates
- Nobel Prize — official biography and award record ↗
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Reviewed 23 October 2026. Historical dates and award-time affiliations retain their original context. A review date is not an event date. Background sources are identified separately from official records.