Biography of Raúl Prebisch
Name: Raúl Prebisch
Birth Date: April 17, 1901
Death Date: 1986
Place of Birth: Tucumán, Argentina
Nationality: Argentine
Gender: Male
Occupations: economist, executive
Raúl Prebisch
Raúl Prebisch (1901-1986) was known primarily for his work as a scholar specializing in international and development economics and for his leadership as an executive in various agencies of the United Nations. His greatest contribution to economics is known as the Prebisch thesis.Raúl Prebisch was born on April 17, 1901, in Tucumán, Argentina. After studying economics at the University of Buenos Aires he joined the faculty of its School of Economics and was professor of political economy from 1925 to 1948. During this period he also held several important positions in the Argentine public sector. These included deputy director of the Argentine Department of Statistics (1925 to 1927), director of economic research for the National Bank of Argentina (1927 to 1930), under-secretary of finance (1930 to 1932), and first director-general of the Argentine Central Bank (1935 to 1948). In 1948 he joined the United Nations Economic Commission for Latin America (ECLA) and was appointed its executive secretary, …showed first 150 words…
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…showed last 150 words…Chile, advising ECLA when he died of a heart attack in 1986. He was survived by his wife Liliana and son Raul.Many scholars believe that Raäl Prebisch has had greater influence than any other single individual in focusing and shaping Latin American development policy. Further Reading To appreciate fully the breadth of Prebisch's work the reader should consult Towards a Dynamic Development Policy for Latin America (United Nations) and Change and Development: Latin America's Great Task (Inter-American Development Bank). Two excellent summaries of Prebisch's work are to be found in International Economics and Development, Luis Eugenio Di Marco (editor). See "The Evolution of Prebisch's Economic Thought" by Luis Eugenio Di Marco and "The Impact of Prebisch's Ideas on Modern Economic Analysis" by Aldo Antonio Dadone and Luis Eugenio Di Marco. The views of the Economic Commission for Latin America are summarized in Development Problems in Latin America (ECLA).
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