Peter Rodenburg
Biographic Data
| ID | 6890669 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Peter Rodenburg |
| GIVEN NAMES | Peter |
| FAMILY NAME | Rodenburg |
| SIGNATURE | RODENBURG P |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Amsterdam |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 2 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 2 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2022 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
Dutch efficiency-engineers and the engineering of the discipline of technical economics, 1920–1940
In the interwar period of the 20th century Dutch ‘efficiency engineers’ proposed the development of the new social science of Technical economics, based on the use of mechanics, statistics, resource efficiency and the principle of ‘useful effect-maximization’. This paper analyses efficiency engineers’ discontent with the mainstream political economy and explores the economic nature of Technical economics. The paper argues that Dutch efficiency en…
Erwin Dekker, Jan Tinbergen (1903-1994) and the Rise of Economic Expertise
Jan Tinbergen was undoubtedly one of the most influential economists of the 20th century. Tinbergen was founder of macroeconomic modelling and the first Nobel laureate in economics in 1969, along with Ragnar Frisch, for his pioneering work in econometrics. As such, Tinbergen had a huge influence on the development of the practice of economists after World War II. No biography on Tinbergen’s life and works existed in the English-speaking world (a …
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Erwin Dekker, Jan Tinbergen (1903-1994) and the Rise of Economic Expertise
Jan Tinbergen was undoubtedly one of the most influential economists of the 20th century. Tinbergen was founder of macroeconomic modelling and the first Nobel laureate in economics in 1969, along with Ragnar Frisch, for his pioneering work in econometrics. As such, Tinbergen had a huge influence on the development of the practice of economists after World War II. No biography on Tinbergen’s life and works existed in the English-speaking world (a …
Dutch efficiency-engineers and the engineering of the discipline of technical economics, 1920–1940
In the interwar period of the 20th century Dutch ‘efficiency engineers’ proposed the development of the new social science of Technical economics, based on the use of mechanics, statistics, resource efficiency and the principle of ‘useful effect-maximization’. This paper analyses efficiency engineers’ discontent with the mainstream political economy and explores the economic nature of Technical economics. The paper argues that Dutch efficiency en…
Economics (2 works) · Architecture and Art History Studies (1 work) · Classical economics (1 work) · Economic history (1 work) · Economic Theory and Institutions (1 work) · Engineering (1 work) · Engineering economics (1 work) · Engineering ethics (1 work) · Engineering management (1 work) · Finance (1 work)