Johannes de Villiers Graaff
Johannes de Villiers Graaff (also known as Jan de Van Graaff) is a neoclassical South African welfare economist[1] and former chairman of Nedbank. Graaff is noted for his work on optimal savings rates[2] and contributions to the creation of the social welfare function.[3]
Graaff graduated from the University of Cape Town and then went on to do a PhD in economics at St John's College, Cambridge in 1950.
In 1951 he married Lillian Clare Thomson, daughter of Sir George Paget Thomson, and has six children with her.[4] He is the youngest son of Sir David Graaff, 1st Baronet. His eldest brother is Sir De Villiers Graaff, 2nd Baronet.
Major works
- Fluctuations in Income Concentration, 1956, South African Journal of Economics.
- Rothbarth's `Virtual Pricing System' and the Slutsky Equation, 1947, Review of. Economic Studies, 15, 91-95
- A Note on the Relative Merit of Taxes and Subsidies, 1947, South African Journal of Economics.
- Towards an Austerity Theory of Value, 1948, South African Journal of Economics.
- On Optimum Tariff Structures, 1949, Review of. Economic Studies.
- Theoretical Welfare Economics, 1957, Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University Press.
- Equity and Efficiency as Components of the General Welfare, 1977, South African Journal of Economics.
References
- ^ The Meaning of Social Efficiency by Louis Lefeber; Thomas Vietorisz - Review of Political Economy, 1465-3982, Volume 19, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 139 - 164
- ^ http://www.scribd.com/doc/6943263/Growth-Theory Growth Theory, Pages 107
- ^ http://homepage.newschool.edu/het/essays/paretian/paretosocial.htm#swf The Paretian System IV - Social Welfare
- ^ ThePeerage.com, Quoted from: (S37) Charles Mosley, editor, Burke's Peerage, Baronetage & Knightage, 107th edition, 3 volumes (Wilmington, Delaware, U.S.A.: Burke's Peerage (Genealogical Books) Ltd, 2003), volume 2, page 1616. Hereinafter cited as Burke's Peerage and Baronetage, 107th edition.
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Graaff, Johannes de Villiers |
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Graaff, Jan De Van |
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| Date of birth |
19 February 1928 |
| Place of birth |
Cape Town |
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