Bertil Ohlin

A Centennial Celebration (1899–1999)

Bibliographic Data

ID9716101
AuthorsRod Falvey (University of Nottingham, corresponding author)
Year2003
Volume113
Issue491
PagesF655-F656
Publication date2003-11-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueThe Economic Journal (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0013-0133 • E-ISSN: 1468-0297
PublisherOxford University Press (OUP) (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1046/j.0013-0133.2003.172_2.x
OpenAlexW2023583236
LanguageEN
Citations received11

This is a conference volume, but with a difference. It is a celebration and evaluation of the life and legacy of Bertil Ohlin, a name familiar to all economists. To quote the editors (page 5), ‘the purpose of this volume, emanating from the centennial of Bertil Ohlin's birth, is to give a portrait of the man, his life, his contributions to international economics and macroeconomics, his journalism, and his many years at the centre of Swedish politics, with the emphasis on Ohlin the economist, even though he spent most of his active life in politics’. The resulting volume contains diverse material, but there are nuggets here for a wide range of interests. Ohlin the man emerges throughout the book, but is the focus of the first two parts, and it is worth noting that most other biographical material is available only in Swedish. These chapters contain reminiscences from his three children, and academic and political colleagues. Some chapters can be singled out. Chapter 5, by Bo Sandelin, uses the Social Science Citation Index to filter out Ohlin's lasting contributions. Citations have been increasingly concentrated on three works: Interregional and International Trade (1933); and Ohlin's articles in this Journal on the German reparations (in 1929) and on the Stockholm School (in 1937). No surprises there

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