born April 12, 1903, The Hague, Neth.
died June 9, 1994, The Netherlands
Dutch economist noted for his development of
For 40 years (1933–73) he taught at The Netherlands School of Economics. As economic adviser to the League of Nations (1936–38), he studied the economic development of the U.S. from 1919 to 1932, work that provided a basis for his development of business cycle theory and methods of economic stabilization. In 1969 he shared with {{link=Frisch, Ragnar Anton Kittil">Ragnar Frisch the first Nobel Prize in Economic Sciences. Nikolaas Tinbergen was his brother.