Scandinavian Journal of Economics
Encyclopedia
The Scandinavian Journal of Economics was established as the Ekonomisk Tidskrift (in Swedish
) in 1899 by David Davidson
. It became the Swedish Economic Journal in 1965 (in English
) and then the Scandinavian Journal of Economics in 1976. Davidson was the editor until his retirement in 1939 at the age of 85, having run it virtually as a one-man operation.
In its early history all articles were written in Swedish. The first article in English was printed in 1947. The journal published many important works by Gustaf Cassel, Knut Wicksell
, Eli Heckscher
, Gunnar Myrdal
, and Erik Lindahl
. It is owned by a non-profit association and published on its behalf by Wiley-Blackwell.
Swedish language
Swedish is a North Germanic language, spoken by approximately 10 million people, predominantly in Sweden and parts of Finland, especially along its coast and on the Åland islands. It is largely mutually intelligible with Norwegian and Danish...
) in 1899 by David Davidson
David Davidson (economist)
David Davidson was a noted Swedish economist. He was professor of economics and taxation law at Uppsala University from 1890 to 1919....
. It became the Swedish Economic Journal in 1965 (in English
English language
English is a West Germanic language that arose in the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms of England and spread into what was to become south-east Scotland under the influence of the Anglian medieval kingdom of Northumbria...
) and then the Scandinavian Journal of Economics in 1976. Davidson was the editor until his retirement in 1939 at the age of 85, having run it virtually as a one-man operation.
In its early history all articles were written in Swedish. The first article in English was printed in 1947. The journal published many important works by Gustaf Cassel, Knut Wicksell
Knut Wicksell
Johan Gustaf Knut Wicksell was a leading Swedish economist of the Stockholm school. His economic contributions would influence both the Keynesian and Austrian schools of economic thought....
, Eli Heckscher
Eli Heckscher
Eli Filip Heckscher was a Swedish political economist and economic historian.-Biography:...
, Gunnar Myrdal
Gunnar Myrdal
Karl Gunnar Myrdal was a Swedish Nobel Laureate economist, sociologist, and politician. In 1974, he received the Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences with Friedrich Hayek for "their pioneering work in the theory of money and economic fluctuations and for their penetrating analysis of the...
, and Erik Lindahl
Erik Lindahl
Erik Robert Lindahl was a Swedish economist and a member of the Stockholm school....
. It is owned by a non-profit association and published on its behalf by Wiley-Blackwell.