Dirk Bernard Joseph Schouten
 Arnold Heertje (left) and D.B.J. Schouten (right) with in 1983 | |
| Born | 1923 (age 91–92) |
|---|---|
| Nationality | Dutch |
| Institution | Tilburg University |
Dirk Bernard Joseph (Dick) Schouten (born 1923) is a Dutch economist, and Emeritus Professor General Economics and Economic History at Tilburg University, known for his work concerning macroeconomic modelling.[1]
Biography
Schouten received his PhD from Tilburg University in 1950 with a thesis entitled "De overheidsfinanciën in de volkshuishouding : een macro-economische studie over de betekenis van de openbare financiën op lange termijn voor de omvang, de verdeling en de besteding van het nationaal inkomen".
After his graduation, Schouten kept working for the Bureau for Economic Policy Analysis. In 1954, he got appointed Professor of Economics and History of Economics at Tilburg University. Among his doctoral students were Theo van de Klundert (PhD 1962), Piet A. Verheyen (PhD 1962), Ad Kolnaar (PhD 1969) and Wim van den Goorbergh (PhD 1978). In 1988, he retired as Professor of Economics at Tilburg University.[2] On this occasion, Ad Kolnaar described his scientific career in Schouten als wetenschapper (Maandschrift Economie, 52(2), 81-86).
From 1958 to 1992, Schouten was crown member of the Social-Economic Council, and since 1975 he has been member of the Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences
Publications
Schouten has authored and co-authored numerous publications.[3] A selection from his books includes:
- 1952. De sociale verzekering in de volkshuishouding. With Gerard Veldkamp. Amsterdam : Veen.
- 1957. Exacte economie : een samenvatting van de economische theorie in de vorm van tien algemeen-economische modellen. Leiden : Stenfert Kroese.
- 1960. Groeitheorie. With Folkert de Roos. Haarlem : Bohn
- 1967. Dynamische macro-economie. With A.H.J. Kolnaar. Leiden : Stenfert Kroese[4]
- 1980. Macht en Wanorde: een vergelijking van economische stelsels. Leiden: Stenfert Kroese, pp. 1-270.
- 1986. Het Wankele Evenwicht in de Economie. Leiden: Stenfert Kroese.
Articles, a selection:
- Schouten, D. B. J., and J. Lips. "National accounts and policy models." Review of Income and Wealth 4.1 (1955): 78-100.
References
- ↑ Arnold Boot at tilburguniversity.edu. 24 October 2012. Accessed September 14, 2013.
- ↑ Economic Sciences in the Netherlands (1986). p. 42
- ↑ List of publications at National Library of the Netherlands.
- ↑ In Economisch en sociaal tijdschrift (1968). Vol 22, p. 485 this work is credited with the words: "Dit tweedelig werk van de bekende Nederlandse economist Prof. D.B.J. Schouten betekent een belangrijke bijdrage tot de synthese van conjunctuur- en structuurtheorie, geïntegreerd in de macro-economische groeitheorie."
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