Dirk Bernard Joseph Schouten

Dirk Bernard Joseph Schouten

D.B.J. Schouten (1982)
Born (1923-01-25) January 25, 1923
Frankfurt am Main [1]
Nationality Dutch
Institution Tilburg University
Arnold Heertje (left) with Schouten in 1983

Dirk Bernard Joseph (Dick) Schouten (born 1923) is a Dutch economist, and Emeritus Professor General Economics and Economic History at Tilburg University, known for his work concerning macroeconomic modelling.[2]

Biography

Schouten received his PhD from Tilburg University in 1950 with a thesis entitled "De overheidsfinanciën in de volkshuishouding : een macro-economische studie over de betekenis van de openbare financiën op lange termijn voor de omvang, de verdeling en de besteding van het nationaal inkomen".

After his graduation, Schouten kept working for the Bureau for Economic Policy Analysis. In 1954, he got appointed Professor of Economics and History of Economics at Tilburg University. Among his doctoral students were Theo van de Klundert (PhD 1962), Piet A. Verheyen (PhD 1962), Ad Kolnaar (PhD 1969) and Wim van den Goorbergh (PhD 1978). In 1988, he retired as Professor of Economics at Tilburg University.[3] On this occasion, Ad Kolnaar described his scientific career in Schouten als wetenschapper (Maandschrift Economie, 52(2), 81-86).

From 1958 to 1992, Schouten was crown member of the Social-Economic Council, and since 1975 he has been member of the Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences.[4]

Publications

Schouten has authored and co-authored numerous publications.[5] A selection from his books includes:

Articles, a selection:

References

  1. Schouten, D.B.J. in De leden van de Koninklijke Nederlandse Akademie van Wetenschappen: een demografisch perspectief: 1808 tot 2008, p 335
  2. Arnold Boot at tilburguniversity.edu. 24 October 2012. Accessed September 14, 2013.
  3. Economic Sciences in the Netherlands (1986). p. 42
  4. "D.B.J. Schouten" (in Dutch). Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences. Retrieved 12 July 2015.
  5. List of publications at National Library of the Netherlands.
  6. In Economisch en sociaal tijdschrift (1968). Vol 22, p. 485 this work is credited with the words: "Dit tweedelig werk van de bekende Nederlandse economist Prof. D.B.J. Schouten betekent een belangrijke bijdrage tot de synthese van conjunctuur- en structuurtheorie, geïntegreerd in de macro-economische groeitheorie."
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