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Walter Okun

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Walter Okun

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Walter Eucken (German: Walter Eucken, January 17, 1891 - March 20, 1950) was a German economist of the Freiburg School and the founder of "ordoliberalism". He is closely associated with the development of the concept of "social market economy". His father was Wa Keng, winner of the 1908 Nobel Prize for Literature. In 1948, he participated in the publication of the "Yearbook of Economic and Social Order". Well-known works include "Fundamentals of National Economics".

Category
Scholars
Nationality
Germany
Born
1891-01-17
Died
1950-03-20
Wikidata
Q38654
Occupations economistresistance movement memberuniversity teacher
Aliases Walter EuckenWalter Okun

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