Tinbergen

To get an idea of the awarded work of Jan Tinbergen, the lively correspondence between Keynes and Tinbergen is a stimulating way to start.

The Tinbergen Brothers 2004

In fact, there are at least 4 ways to examine animal behavior and thankfully we all agree to these - they are called the Tinbergen's Four Questions which are considered the "spine of ethology".

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In fact, there are at least 4 ways to examine animal behavior and thankfully we all agree to these - they are called the Tinbergen's Four Questions which are considered the "spine of ethology".

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The first Prize in Economics was awarded to Ragnar Frisch and Jan Tinbergen in 1969 2007

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Frisch based his analysis partly on a system of national accounts for Norway, the so-called "oekosirk system" (income and expenditure flows), while Tinbergen pursued much of his empirical policy analysis in the context of econometric macro models for the Netherlands.

The Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel 1969-2006 2010

For instance, the contributions of Ragnar Frisch and Jan Tinbergen were strongly linked by intellectual influence, in particular from the older Laureate (Frisch) to the younger.

The Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel 1969-2006 2010

While Frisch developed general methods of dynamic and econometric analysis, Tinbergen pioneered in applying such methods empirically.

The Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel 1969-2006 2010

Frisch and Tinbergen gave these theories a form that was favorable for empirical quantification and statistical testing.

The Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel 1969-2006 2010

Indeed, some of the honored contributions were made several decades ago, even as far back as the thirties, examples being the awards to Frisch, Tinbergen, Hicks, Ohlin and Kantorovich.

The Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel 1969-2006 2010

Frisch and Tinbergen were also instrumental in developing a formalized theory of the relation between instruments and targets of economic policy - a contribution paralleling Meade's analysis of similar issues.

The Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel 1969-2006 2010