Jacob Viner
Jacob Viner · Philosophy & Social Sciences
Chicago School economist known for foundational work in international trade theory
1892, Montreal, Quebec, Canada — 1970, Princeton, New Jersey, United States
Canada · United States
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Jacob Viner was a Canadian-American economist, a central figure of the early Chicago School, who made foundational contributions to international trade theory (including the theory of customs unions and trade creation/diversion) and cost curves. He taught at Chicago and Princeton and shaped a generation of economists. He is Jewish.
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Chicago School economist known for foundational work in international trade theory
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