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The Influence of Jan Tinbergen on Dutch Economic Policy

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From the mid-1920s to the early 1960s, Jan Tinbergen was actively engaged in discussions about Dutch economic policy. He was the first director of the Central Planning Bureau, from 1945 to 1955. It took quite some time and effort to find an effective role for this Bureau vis-à-vis the political decision makers in the REA, a subgroup of the Council of Ministers. Partly as a result of that, Tinbergen’s direct influence on Dutch (macro)economic policy appears to have been rather small until 1950. In that year two new advisory bodies were established, the Social and Economic Council (SER) and the Central Economic Committee. Tinbergen was an influential member of both, which effectively raised his impact on economic policy. In the early fifties he played an important role in shaping the Dutch consensus economy. In addition, his indirect influence has been substantial, as the methods and tools that he developed gained widespread acceptance in the Netherlands and in many other countries.

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  • F. J. H. Don, 2019. "The Influence of Jan Tinbergen on Dutch Economic Policy," De Economist, Springer, vol. 167(3), pages 259-282, September.
    • Handle: RePEc:kap:decono:v:167:y:2019:i:3:d:10.1007_s10645-019-09333-1
    DOI: 10.1007/s10645-019-09333-1
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    1. Mary S. Morgan, 2019. "Recovering Tinbergen," De Economist, Springer, vol. 167(3), pages 283-295, September.
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    3. Morgan, Mary S., 2019. "Recovering Tinbergen," LSE Research Online Documents on Economics 101409, London School of Economics and Political Science, LSE Library.

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    Keywords

    Consensus economy; Macroeconomic policy; Planning; Policy advice; Tinbergen;
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    JEL classification:

    • E60 - Macroeconomics and Monetary Economics - - Macroeconomic Policy, Macroeconomic Aspects of Public Finance, and General Outlook - - - General
    • E61 - Macroeconomics and Monetary Economics - - Macroeconomic Policy, Macroeconomic Aspects of Public Finance, and General Outlook - - - Policy Objectives; Policy Designs and Consistency; Policy Coordination
    • N14 - Economic History - - Macroeconomics and Monetary Economics; Industrial Structure; Growth; Fluctuations - - - Europe: 1913-

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