A complete biography from one of the world's preeminent economists
Recollections from Corden's flight from Nazi Germany to his time at Oxford and the IMG
Written in an engaging, lively style perfect for students researchers and the general reader

A complete biography from one of the world's preeminent economists Recollections from Corden's flight from Nazi Germany to his time at Oxford and the IMF Written in an engaging, lively style perfect for students researchers and the general reader

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Warner Max Corden is an Australian economist and Emeritus Professor at John Hopkins University, US. He is mostly known for his work on the theory of trade protection, including the development of the dutch disease model of international trade. His work also covers international monetary systems, macroeconomic policies of developing countries and Australian economics. He was Senior Advisor in the Research Department at the International Monetary Fund (IMF) from 1986 until 1988.

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A complete biography from one of the world's preeminent economists Recollections from Corden's flight from Nazi Germany to his time at Oxford and the IMG Written in an engaging, lively style perfect for students researchers and the general reader

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A complete biography from one of the world's preeminent economists
Recollections from Corden's flight from Nazi Germany to his time at Oxford and the IMG
Written in an engaging, lively style perfect for students researchers and the general reader

Inhalt

Part I. The Early Years.- 1. Breslau Boy.- 2. Why Do They Hate Us So Much?.- 3. Uncle Willy: The Jew Who Loved Germany.- 4. The Promised Land: Migrating to the Lucky Country.- 5. My Seven Schools.- 6. How I Became an Economist.- 7. Identity: Becoming Australian.- 8. What Happened to the Levy Family?.- 9. My Lucky Year.- Part II. Being an Academic Economist.- 10. The London School of Economics.- 11. Australian Tariff Policy and the Theory of Protection.- 12. Melbourne and ANU: Nine Productive Years.- 13. Oxford: The Very Best Years.- 14. ANU: Dutch Disease and Other Issues.- 15. International Monetary Fund.- 16. Johns Hopkins: Thirteen Years in Washington DC.- 17. Living in Two Countries.- 18. All About Luck.