Tjalling C. Koopmans

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Nobel laureate in Economics economist human

Tjalling C. Koopmans was a Dutch-American economist and Nobel laureate renowned for his contributions to econometrics and optimal resource allocation theory.

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Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Nobel laureate in Economics → economist → human →
academicDegree	PhD in mathematics →
awardReceived	John Bates Clark Medal → Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences →
countryOfBirth	Netherlands →
countryOfCitizenship	Netherlands → United States of America →
countryOfDeath	United States of America →
dateOfBirth	1910-08-28 →
dateOfDeath	1985-02-26 →
doctoralAdvisor	Johannes G. van der Corput →
educatedAt	University of Groningen → University of Leiden → University of Utrecht →
employer	Cowles Commission for Research in Economics → Cowles Foundation for Research in Economics → Yale University →
familyName	Koopmans →
fieldOfWork	econometrics → economics → operations research → optimal resource allocation →
givenName	Tjalling →
influenced	modern econometric theory → optimal growth and allocation models →
influencedBy	Jan Tinbergen →
knownFor	contributions to econometrics → linear programming and activity analysis → optimal growth theory → theory of optimal resource allocation →
languageOfWorkOrName	Dutch → English →
memberOf	Cowles Commission for Research in Economics → Cowles Foundation for Research in Economics →
movement	neoclassical economics →
notableStudent	Herbert Scarf →
notableWork	Activity Analysis of Production and Allocation → Three Essays on the State of Economic Science →
occupation	economist → university teacher →
placeOfBirth	's-Graveland →
placeOfDeath	New Haven, Connecticut →
positionHeld	professor of economics at Yale University →
religion	Calvinism →
sexOrGender	male →
workLocation	Chicago → New Haven, Connecticut →

Referenced by (3)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Econometric Society →	founder
Utrecht University ("Tjalling Koopmans") →	hasNotableAlumnus
Utrecht University ("Tjalling Koopmans") →	hasNotableFaculty