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Albert O. Hirschman, Europe, and the Postwar Economic Order, 1946–52

2022

Abstract Between 1946 and 1952, Albert Hirschman worked as an economist in charge of the Western European desk of the research branch of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System in Washington, DC. In this position he wrote extensively on patterns of European postwar reconstruction and the creation of a new world economic order. Given his deep knowledge and prewar experiences, Italy and France were his first areas of specialization, although Hirschman soon contributed to the analysis of the Marshall Plan, the shaping of the European Payments Union, and the problem of the dollar shortage. This article provides a comprehensive interpretation of this early stage of Hirschman's intel…

Economics and EconometricsHistoryMarshall PlanSettore SECS-P/12 - Storia EconomicaSettore SECS-P/04 - Storia Del Pensiero EconomicoDollar shortageAlbert O. HirschmanEuropean Payments UnionHistory of the Fed
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ALBERT O. HIRSCHMAN AT THE FEDERAL RESERVE, 1946–1952

2022

This essay introduces the work conducted by Albert O. Hirschman at the Federal Reserva Bank. His main areas of interest, on which he produce original research, were European postwar reconstruction and integration; country studies (Italy and France, particularly), alternative modes of economic development; the role of the US in assisting reconstruction and development.

Settore SECS-P/12 - Storia EconomicaPostwar ReconstructionAlbert O. HirschmanUS Federal ReserveEuropean integration
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