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Ib E. Eriksen
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The Rise and Fall of the Oslo School
2007
In 1931 Ragnar Frisch became professor at the University of Oslo. By way of his research, a new study programme and new staff he created the ”Oslo School”, characterised by mathematical modelling, econometrics, economic planning and scepticism towards the market economy. Consequently, detailed state economic planning and governance dominated Norwegian economic policy for three decades after WWII. In the 1970s the School’s dominance came to an end when the belief in competitive markets gained a foothold and the economy had poor performance. As a result a decentralized market economy was reintroduced. However, mathematical modelling and econometrics remain in the core of most economic program…
A reply to Olav Bjerkholt on the postwar Norwegian economy
2014
Published version of an article in the journal: Econ Journal Watch. Also available from the publisher at: http://econjwatch.org/articles/a-reply-to-olav-bjerkholt-on-the-postwar-norwegian-economy Open Access Professor Olav Bjerkholt has provided a spirited critique of our 2014 article titled “Ragnar Frisch and the Postwar Norwegian Economy.” Here we reply briefly, noting that many of the quotations he provides actually support our interpretation, that it is naïve of him to play the ideology card, and that he offers no response whatsoever to our central point: that Norway’s postwar growth rates have to be understood in light of the country’s exceptionally high investment ratios, which meant …
Ragnar Frisch and the Postwar Norwegian Economy
2014
Published version of an article in the journal: Econ Journal Watch. Also available from the publisher at: http://econjwatch.org/articles/ragnar-frisch-and-the-norwegian-postwar-economy. Open Access In the story of Norwegian economics, and of Norwegian economic policy and performance during the postwar years, a central place must be given to Ragnar Frisch (1895-1973). In 1969 he was awarded the first Nobel Prize in economics, together with Jan Tinbergen (1903-1994). In our view, the brighter parts of the story come only in the later years, and they involve the overcoming of Frisch's influence and legacy. As professor, Frisch started a grand project to establish economics as a science based o…