Gunnar Myrdal
Gunnar Myrdal (December 6, 1898-May 17, 1987) was a Swedish economist and politician. He was born in Gagnef, Dalecarlia and died in Danderyd, close to Stockholm.
He was professor of economics at the Stockholm School of Economics from 1933 to 1947 and minister of trade from 1945 to 1947. Between 1960 and 1967 he was professor of international economics at Stockholm University. He shared the Bank of Sweden Prize in Economic Sciences in 1974.
He married Alva Myrdal in 1924, fathered Jan Myrdal.
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