War After War

Wilhelm Krelle, 1916–2004

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ID21634801
AuthorsTill Düppe (0000-0002-9133-4609, corresponding author)
Year2020
Volume42
Issue3
Pages307-334
Publication date2020-09-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueJournal of the History of Economic Thought (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1053-8372 • E-ISSN: 1469-9656
PublisherCambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1017/s1053837219000464
OpenAlexW3083833051
LanguageEN
Citations received2
References cited31

Wilhelm Krelle (1916–2004) had two careers: one before 1945 as an officer in the German army (Wehrmacht), and a second after 1945 as an economist in West Germany. After retirement, he was honored as the economist who brought modern modeling techniques, Lawrence Klein’s macroeconometrics in particular, from the US to West Germany. After his engagement in the reform of East German economics, however, he was discredited as his early career became public. This essay reconstructs Krelle’s career in his attempt and struggle to maintain moral integrity in and between the various domains of his troubled life as officer, economist, political adviser, father, and husband

Ancient history · Archaeology · Economic history · Economics · First world war · German · Management · Officer · Political science · Politics · Sociology · Spanish Civil War · West germany · Economic Growth and Productivity · Economic Theory and Institutions · History · Law · Monetary Policy and Economic Impact

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