Erik Thorbecke
Erik Thorbecke (born February 17, 1929) is a development economist. He is a co-originator of the widely used Foster-Greer-Thorbecke poverty measure and played a significant role in the development and popularization of Social Accounting Matrix. Currently, he is H. E. Babcock Professor of Economics, Emeritus, and Graduate School Professor at Cornell University.
Erik Thorbecke | |
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| Born | February 17, 1929 |
| Nationality | American |
| Academic career | |
| Institution | Iowa State University Cornell University |
| Field | Development Economics |
| Alma mater | Erasmus University Rotterdam University of California, Berkeley |
| Contributions | Foster Greer Thorbecke inequality measure, Social Accounting Matrix |
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