Vera Lutz

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Vera Lutz
Born
Vera Smith

1912
Kent, England
Died1976 (aged 63/64)
NationalityBritish
OccupationEconomist
Spouse(s)Friedrich Lutz
Academic background
Alma materLondon School of Economics
Academic work
DisciplineEconomics
Sub-discipline

Vera Constance Lutz, (née Smith, 1912–1976), was a British economist. She was married to the German economist Friedrich Lutz.

Career[]

Smith was born in Kent, England, and studied at the London School of Economics between 1930 and 1935 for a PhD. In 1937, she married German economist Friedrich Lutz, and the couple moved to Princeton University prior to the start of the Second World War, and moved to Zurich in 1951.[1] Lutz's main areas of study were credit theory, economic development theory and labour economics.[2] Vera and Friedrich's 1951 work Theory of Investment of the Firm was said to have "greatly influenced modern capital theory, and would remain a major source of reference for the next decade".[3] Lutz's work Italy, a Study in Economic Development used neoclassical economics, and focused on the differences between Northern and Southern Italy, and the monopolistic behaviour of Italian industry.[4] Vera and Friedrich had been invited to Italy by the Banca d'Italia.[4]

Works[]

  • The Rationale of Central Banking and the Free Banking Alternative, 1936.
  • Theory of Investment of the Firm, with Friedrich Lutz, 1951.
  • Real and Monetary Factors in the Determination of Employment Levels, 1952.
  • Multiplier and Velocity Analysis: A Marriage, 1955.
  • Italy, a Study in Economic Development, 1963.
  • Central Planning for the Market Economy: An Analysis of the French Theory and Experience, 1969.

Source:[1]

References[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b "Vera C. Smith (Lutz), 1912-1976". Het Website. Retrieved 22 October 2016.
  2. ^ Graziani, Augusto. "The Macroeconomic Theory of Vera C. Lutz". Banca Nazionale del Lavoro. p. 1. Retrieved 22 October 2016 – via Sapienza University of Rome.
  3. ^ Glassner, David; Cooley, Thomas F. (1997). Business Cycles and Depressions: An Encyclopedia. Taylor & Francis. p. 415. ISBN 9780824009441. Retrieved 22 October 2016.
  4. ^ Jump up to: a b Toniolo, Gianni (January 2013). The Oxford Handbook of the Italian Economy Since Unification. Oxford University Press. pp. 147–150. ISBN 9780199936700. Retrieved 22 October 2016.
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