Anisfield-Wolf Book Award
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Edition 10 (1945) Winner
Karl Gunnar Myrdal
カール・グンナル・ミュルダール
Karl Gunnar Myrdal
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1898-12-06 （Skattungbyn, Dalarna, Sweden）
- Died
- 1987-05-17 （Trångsund, Sweden (south of Stockholm)） age 88
- Nationality
- Sweden
- Languages
- Swedish, English
- Religion
- Humanism
- Residence History
- Skattungbyn (birthplace) → Stockholm (residence, academic posts) → Geneva (Graduate Institute of International Studies) → New York (visits, visiting professorship at NYU) → Trångsund (final residence / place of death)
Career
- Occupations
- economist, sociologist, professor, author, politician (Social Democratic Party)
- Active Years
- 1923-1987
- Affiliations
- Stockholm University, United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (Executive Secretary), Institute for International Economic Studies (Stockholm University), Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (chair), New York University (visiting professor)
- Memberships
- Econometric Society (Fellow), Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences (member), American Academy of Arts and Sciences (member), British Academy (member), American Philosophical Society (member)
- Influenced By
- Knut Wicksell, John R. Commons, Raúl Prebisch
- Influenced
- Rudolf Meidner, Leo Törnqvist, Researchers in social policy and development economics (broad influence)
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stockholm University | — | Faculty of Law (LL.B.) | 法学士 | 1919–1923 | Sweden |
| Stockholm University | — | Economics | 博士（経済学） | 1924–1927 | Sweden |
Stockholm University
Faculty of Law (LL.B.)
Degree:
法学士
Period:
1919–1923
Year of Graduation:
1923
Country:
Sweden
Earned a law degree and later pursued doctoral studies in economics.
Stockholm University
Economics
Degree:
博士（経済学）
Period:
1924–1927
Year of Graduation:
1927
Country:
Sweden
Doctoral thesis (1927) on the dynamic problem of price formation.
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 | Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences (Bank of Sweden Prize) | — | — | Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences (Nobel Committee) | 受賞 |
| 1970 | West German Peace Prize | — | — | Awarding organization (West Germany) | 受賞（共同受賞、妻アルヴァ・ミュルダールと） |
| 1975 | Bronislaw Malinowski Award | — | — | Awarding organization | 受賞 |
| 1975 | Veblen-Commons Award | — | — | Association for Evolutionary Economics (or related body) | 受賞 |
Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences (Bank of Sweden Prize)
1974
Organization:
Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences (Nobel Committee)
Result:
受賞
West German Peace Prize
1970
Organization:
Awarding organization (West Germany)
Result:
受賞（共同受賞、妻アルヴァ・ミュルダールと）
Bronislaw Malinowski Award
1975
Organization:
Awarding organization
Result:
受賞
Veblen-Commons Award
1975
Organization:
Association for Evolutionary Economics (or related body)
Result:
受賞
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
An American Dilemma: The Negro Problem and Modern Democracy
1944 Sociology / Social policyA large empirical study of race relations in the United States that framed the conflict between American ideals (the "American Creed") and social reality as a dilemma; the work influenced the 1954 Brown v. Board of Education decision.
race relationsdemocracysocial inequalitypublic policy
Monetary Equilibrium
1931 Economics (monetary theory)A theoretical analysis emphasizing expectations (ex ante/ex post) in price formation and monetary dynamics; influential on the Stockholm school of economics.
monetary theoryrole of expectationsequilibrium analysis
Asian Drama: An Inquiry into the Poverty of Nations
1968 Development economics / International economicsA major study of poverty in South Asia and beyond, analyzing causes and policy responses; emphasized land reform and institutional factors in development.
development issuespovertypolicy recommendations
Bibliography
- The Political Element in the Development of Economic Theory
- Monetary Equilibrium
- Crisis in the Population Question
- An American Dilemma
- Beyond the Welfare State
- Asian Drama
- The Challenge of World Poverty
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- interdisciplinary and empirical writingnormative, policy-oriented argumentationcombination of theoretical rigor and social concern
- Recurring Motifs
- social inequalitywelfare state and welfare worldcircular cumulative causation
Health
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Parkinson's disease晩年（入院の末、1987年に死去）Compromised health in late life, required hospitalization and care; hospitalized shortly before death.
Legacy
Left an interdisciplinary legacy across economics and sociology; his large-scale study of race relations and work on welfare and development policy had international impact. Nobel laureate in economics (1974); his writings influenced policy debates and the Brown v. Board of Education decision.
Academic Societies
- Econometric Society
- Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences
- American Academy of Arts and Sciences
- British Academy
Archives
- Gustavus Adolphus College and Lutheran Church Archives (Selected Works by Gunnar Myrdal)
Quotes
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Correlations are not explanations and besides, they can be as spurious as the high correlation in Finland between foxes killed and divorces.
Source: Quoted in obituaries and commentaries (exact original source not specified here)
Trivia
- His wife Alva Myrdal won the Nobel Peace Prize in 1982; they became the first married couple to win Nobel Prizes independently.
- Although he won the Nobel Prize in Economics in 1974, he argued that economics was a "soft" science and favored abolition of the prize.