Gunnar Myrdal

Swedish economist (1898–1987)

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Gunnar Myrdal was a Swedish economist and social scientist who made significant contributions to understanding economic development and racial inequality, most notably through his influential 1944 study of race relations in America. His work helped shape how economists and policymakers think about the relationship between economics and social issues, and he won the Nobel Prize in Economics in 1974 for his pioneering analysis of economic and social interdependence.

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Born: 1898
Died: 1987
Works: 102

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[The Myrdal study of the Negro in the United States]
Vad gäller striden i befolkningsfrågan?
Das politische element in der nationalökonomischen Doktrinbildung
The Negro church and associations in the lower South
Stora nationalekonomer

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Country: DE
Active from: 2022-04

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Karl Gunnar Myrdal (/ˈmɜːrdɑːl, ˈmɪər-/ MUR-dahl, MEER-; Swedish: [ˈɡɵ̌nːar ˈmy̌ːɖɑːl]; 6 December 1898 – 17 May 1987) was a Swedish economist and sociologist. In 1974, he received the Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences along with Friedrich Hayek for "their pioneering work in the theory of money and economic fluctuations and for their penetrating analysis of the interdependence of economic, social and institutional phenomena." When his wife, Alva Myrdal, received the Nobel Peace Prize in 1982, they became the fourth ever married couple to have won Nobel Prizes, and the first and only to win independent of each other (versus a shared Nobel Prize by scientist spouses).

Myrdal is best known in the United States for his study of race relations, which culminated in his 1944 book An American Dilemma: The Negro Problem and Modern Democracy. The study was influential in the 1954 landmark U.S. Supreme Court decision Brown v. Board of Education. In Sweden, his work and political influence were important to the establishment of the Folkhemmet and the welfare state.