Hendrik Houthakker
Hendrik Houthakker · Philosophy & Social Sciences
Economist known for contributions to consumer demand theory and econometrics
1924, Amsterdam, Netherlands — 2008, Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States
Netherlands · United States
Hendrik Houthakker is recognized among Jewish contributors to Philosophy & Social Sciences — Economist known for contributions to consumer demand theory and econometrics
Houthakker was a Dutch-American economist at Harvard who made lasting contributions to consumer demand theory — including revealed preference and the 'strong axiom' — and to econometrics of commodity markets. He served on the U.S. Council of Economic Advisers. Of a Dutch Jewish family, he survived the Nazi occupation of the Netherlands.
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Economist known for contributions to consumer demand theory and econometrics
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