Bertil Ohlin
Bertil Ohlin received the 1977 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
- Bertil Ohlin [1]
- Full name
- Bertil Ohlin [2]
- Birth date
- 1899-04-23 [2]
- Birthplace
- Klippan, Sweden [2]
- Education
- Lund School of Economics and Management; Harvard University; Stockholm School of Economics; Lund University; Stockholm University [3]
- Fields / occupation
- politician; economist; university teacher [3]
- Prize
- Economic Sciences · 1977 [2]
- Research recognized
- for their pathbreaking contribution to the theory of international trade and international capital movements [2]
- Prize share
- 1/2 [2]
- Affiliation at the award
- Stockholm School of Economics [2]
- Death date
- 1979-08-03 [2]
- Institutions in career record
- University of Copenhagen; Stockholm School of Economics [3]
Research, education and career background
Bertil Gotthard Ohlin (Swedish: [ˈbæ̌ʈːɪl ʊˈliːn]) (23 April 1899 – 3 August 1979) was a Swedish economist and politician. He was a professor of economics at the Stockholm School of Economics from 1929 to 1965. He was also leader of the People's Party, a social-liberal party which at the time was the largest party in opposition to the governing Social Democratic Party, from 1944 to 1967. He served briefly as Minister of Commerce and Industry from 1944 to 1945 in the Swedish coalition government during World War II. He was President of the Nordic Council in 1959 and 1964. [4]
Ohlin's name lives on in one of the standard mathematical models of international free trade, the Heckscher–Ohlin model, which he developed together with Eli Heckscher. He was jointly awarded the Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences in 1977 together with the British economist James Meade "for their pathbreaking contribution to the theory of international trade and international capital movements". [4]
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Award and academic affiliation
The official Nobel record dates the Economic Sciences award to 1977 and lists Stockholm 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 Lund University began (background record). [3]
Education period at Harvard University began (background record). [3]
Education period at Harvard University ended (background record). [3]
Economic Sciences award announced. [2]
Death date recorded in the official Nobel biography. [2]
Source-supported connections
Frequently asked questions
When did Bertil Ohlin receive the prize in Economic Sciences?
The official award record gives the year as 1977. [2]
Which institution was Bertil Ohlin affiliated with at the time of the Economic Sciences award?
Stockholm School of Economics. This is the award-time affiliation. [2]
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Sources and review dates
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