Liu Dazhong ( Chinese 劉 大中 , Pinyin : Liú Dàzhōng , pall : Liu Dazhong ; according to Wade-Giles Ta-Chung Liu; October 27, 1914 , Beijing , China - August 14, 1975 , Ithaca , New York (state) , USA ) - Chinese and American economist , professor of economics at Cornell University .
| Liu Dazhong | |
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| English Ta-Chung Liu ; Chinese 劉 大中 | |
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| Place of death | Ithaca , New York State , USA |
| A country |  People's Republic of China |
| Scientific field | economy |
| Place of work | Cornell University |
| Alma mater | Southwest Jiaotong University , Cornell University |
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Biography
Born on October 27, 1914 in Beijing [1] .
He studied civil engineering at the Faculty of Civil Engineering in 1932-1936 and in 1936 received a bachelor of science degree in mechanical engineering from Jiaotong University (now Southwest Jiaotong University ). He went to the USA , where in 1937 he received a master 's degree in railway engineering at Cornell University . Under the influence of a visiting professor of economics, Fritz Mahlup turned to economics and in 1940 he was awarded a Ph.D. in economics at Cornell University . The topic of the dissertation was “Research on the theory of planning of an individual company in dynamic conditions” under the scientific supervision of Professor of Economics Donald English (12/27/1885 - 07/09/1974) [2] .
He began his research activities as an employee of the Brookings Institution in 1940-1941, and then was a consultant, deputy commercial adviser to the in 1941-1947. In 1944, he was a member of the Chinese delegation at the Bretton Woods Conference . In 1947 he returned to Beijing , taking the post of professor of economics at Tsinghua University in 1947-1948. At the end of 1948, he left China because of the civil war and moved to the United States , where he became an employee of the International Monetary Fund in 1948-1954. On the recommendation of Fritz Mahlup, he became professor of economics at Johns Hopkins University in 1954-1958. Then he was a full professor in 1958-1964, a professor at the Goldwin Smith department in 1964-1975 at Cornell University [2] .
Advised RAND Corporation , was a member of the Econometric Society , a committee of the Chinese economy, established [2] , along with another economist, Jiang Shojie , was an adviser to the Taiwan government in 1954 and in 1964, chairman of the Taiwan Tax Reform Commission in 1968-1970 years [3] .
Liu Dazhong committed double suicide with his wife on August 14, 1975 after being diagnosed with stomach cancer [4] .
Memory
In recognition at the University of Chicago, established the Dachung Liu Scholarship in 2014 [5] .
Rewards
July 2, 1970 - Order of the Diamond Star with a large second-class cordon from the Government of Taiwan [5] .
Bibliography
- Fong S.-K., Liu T.-C. The Construction of National Income Tables and International Comparisons of National Incomes // Studies in Income and Wealth / M. Gilbert, D. Brady, S. Kuznets - NBER, 1946 - pp. 73 - 118 - ISBN 0-870-14163-5
- Liu T.-C., Yeh K.-C. The Economy of the Chinese Mainland: National Income and Economic Development, 1933-1959 - Princeton. NJ: Princeton University Press, 1965-771 p.
- Engle RF, Liu T.-C. Effects of Aggregation Over Time on Dynamic Characteristics of an Econometric Model // Econometric Models of Cyclical Behavior, Volumes 1 and 2, / ed. BG Hickman, -NBER, 1972 - p. 673-737 - ISBN 0-870-14232-1
Notes
- ↑ Blaug M. Who's who in economics , Third Edition. - Edward Elgar Publishing . - 1999. - ISBN 978-1-85898-886-3 .
- ↑ 1 2 3 Cornell University Faculty Memorial Statement. Ta-Chung Liu (October 27, 1914 - August 14, 1975) .
- ↑ Klein LR, Nerlove M., Tsiang SC Ta-Chung Liu, 1914-1975 . - Mar., 1977. - Vol. 45, No. 2 . - P. 527-529.
- ↑ Hsiang-Ke Chao and Chao-Hsi Huang. Ta-Chung Liu's Exploratory Econometrics // History of Political Economy. - 2011. - Vol. 43. - P. 141. - DOI : 10.1215 / 00182702-1158709 .
- ↑ 1 2 Institute Marks 100th Anniversary of Ta-Chung Liu . - 10/27/14.