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ECONOMIST

Raúl Prebisch

1901 - 1986

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Raúl Prebisch (April 17, 1901 – April 29, 1986) was an Argentine economist known for his contributions to structuralist economics such as the Prebisch–Singer hypothesis, which formed the basis of economic dependency theory. He became the executive director of the Economic Commission for Latin America (ECLA or CEPAL) in 1950. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Raúl Prebisch has received more than 196,831 page views. His biography is available in 19 different languages on Wikipedia. Raúl Prebisch is the 195th most popular economist, the 139th most popular biography from Argentina and the most popular Argentinean Economist.

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Among ECONOMISTS

Among economists, Raúl Prebisch ranks 195 out of 315Before him are Paul Romer, Henry George, Chester Barnard, John A. Hobson, Roger Myerson, and Paul Volcker. After him are Alvin E. Roth, Adam Müller, Nicholas Georgescu-Roegen, Alvin Hansen, Dennis Meadows, and Lars Peter Hansen.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1901, Raúl Prebisch ranks 119Before him are Manuel Urrutia Lleó, Joachim Ernst, Duke of Anhalt, Claude Autant-Lara, Ludolf von Alvensleben, Princess Yolanda of Savoy, and Wolfgang Schmieder. After him are Hermann Priess, Jean Guitton, Vladimir Sofronitsky, Lee Hoi-chuen, Ismail al-Azhari, and Zeppo Marx. Among people deceased in 1986, Raúl Prebisch ranks 103Before him are Valentin Kataev, Judith Resnik, Scatman Crothers, Princess Yolanda of Savoy, Phil Lynott, and Dick Scobee. After him are Elisabeth Bergner, Artur London, Liu Bocheng, Desi Arnaz, John Bagot Glubb, and Gregory Jarvis.

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In Argentina

Among people born in Argentina, Raúl Prebisch ranks 139 out of 1,019Before him are Victoria Ocampo (1890), Fernando Solanas (1936), Attilio Demaría (1909), José Félix Uriburu (1868), Juan Carlos Onganía (1914), and Adolfo Rodríguez Saá (1947). After him are Enrique Guaita (1910), Alejandro Scopelli (1908), Ariel Ortega (1974), Arturo Umberto Illia (1900), Norberto Boggio (1931), and Ángel Di María (1988).

Among ECONOMISTS In Argentina

Among economists born in Argentina, Raúl Prebisch ranks 1