A conversation with Henri (Hans) Theil: His experiences in the Netherlands during the Second World War

From: Journal of Agricultural and Applied Economics | Date: January 1, 2003| Author: | Copyright information

It has long been rumored among European economists that Theil had a difficult time in The Netherlands during the Second World War, but few, if any, economists knew what actually happened to him. Even Arnold Zellner, who knew Theil very well for years in Rotterdam and later at the University of Chicago, told me that he did not know what happened to Theil during the Second World War. Following Theil's retirement from the University of Florida, I visited with him in St. Augustine, where Hans and his wife, Lore, were living. I asked him about his experiences during the Second World War, and he ...

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