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'''Josef Steindl''' (14 April 1912{{ndash}}7 March 1993) was an Austrian-born [[Post-Keynesian]] economist.
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| name = Josef Steindl
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| birth_place = [[Vienna]], [[Austria-Hungary]]
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| death_place = [[Vienna]], [[Austria]]<ref>Harcourt, G.C., (1993). ''[https://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/obituary-josef-steindl-1500193.html Obituary: Josef Steindl]''. Independent 27/03/1993.</ref>
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| influences = [[John Maynard Keynes]], [[Michał Kalecki]]
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'''Josef Steindl''' (14 April 1912{{spaced ndash}}7 March 1993) was an Austrian-born [[Post-Keynesian]] economist.


==Career==
==Career==
He was at the Austrian Institute of Economic Research (WIFO) (1935–38) ([[Ludwig Von Mises]] institute). But moved to the UK in 1938 to lecture at Oxford University. There he worked with a group of other European exiles from Fascism perhaps most notably [[Michal Kalecki]]. Kalecki has been described as being Steindl's role-model - with his work resembling part of Kalecki's not only in substance but also in style.<ref name="roth">Rothschild, Kurt W. (1994) Josef Steindl: 1912-1993, The Economic Journal, Vol. 104, No. 422 (Jan.), pp. 131-137</ref>
He was at the Austrian Institute of Economic Research (WIFO) (1935–38) ([[Ludwig von Mises]] Institute) but moved to the UK in 1938 to lecture at Oxford University. There he worked with a group of other European exiles from Fascism, including [[Michał Kalecki]]. Kalecki has been described as being Steindl's role-model{{mdash}}with his work resembling part of Kalecki's not only in substance but also in style.<ref name="roth">Rothschild, Kurt W. (1994) Josef Steindl: 1912–1993, The Economic Journal, Vol. 104, No. 422 (Jan.), pp. 131–137</ref>


In 1950 he returned to WIFO until his retirement in 1978.<ref name="roth"/>
In 1950 he returned to WIFO until his retirement in 1978.<ref name="roth"/>


==Work==
==Work==
[[Kurt Rothschild]] concludes his review of Steindl's life in ''[[The Economic Journal]]'' with a quote illustrating his views about the tasks for economic research:
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[[Kurt Rothschild]] concludes his review of Steindl's life in the [[Economic Journal]] with a quote illustrating his views about the tasks for economic research: ''What might be done to overcome the sterility of today's economics? The first condition is that we go back to the great 'traditions of the classics, Kalecki and Keynes, whose work was rooted in the economic policy problems of their time, and derived its relevance from them. They asked what should be done and how. Economic policy is the main inspiration of economic theory. The second condition is that a tremendous lot of new work is done in the no-man's land between the established disciplines which are entrenched in their organised fields, fearful of each other and speaking different languages. We must have close cooperation with other disciplines: engineering, science, history, sociology, biology, political science etc. I think the chances of a new start are not bad, because the dominant economics has largely run its course ... The time for new fashions cannot be far away.'' (Steindl, J. (1984). 'Reflections on the present state of economics.' Banca Nazionale del Lavoro Quarterly Review, vol. I48 (March). and as ch. 18 in Steindl (1990) Economic Papers 1941-88. London: Macmillan.)<ref name="roth"/>


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:What might be done to overcome the sterility of today's economics? The first condition is that we go back to the great 'traditions of the classics, Kalecki and Keynes, whose work was rooted in the economic policy problems of their time, and derived its relevance from them. They asked what should be done and how. Economic policy is the main inspiration of economic theory. The second condition is that a tremendous lot of new work is done in the no-man's land between the established disciplines which are entrenched in their organised fields, fearful of each other and speaking different languages. We must have close cooperation with other disciplines: engineering, science, history, sociology, biology, political science etc. I think the chances of a new start are not bad, because the dominant economics has largely run its course ... The time for new fashions cannot be far away.<ref>Steindl, J. (1984). 'Reflections on the present state of economics.' Banca Nazionale del Lavoro Quarterly Review, vol. 148 (March) and as ch. 18 in Steindl (1990) Economic Papers 1941–88. London: Macmillan.</ref><ref name="roth"/>
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==Honorary Positions==

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==Honorary positions==
* 1970 Honorary Professor of the University of Vienna
* 1970 Honorary Professor of the University of Vienna
* 1974-75 visiting professor at Stanford University
* 1974{{spaced ndash}}75 visiting professor at Stanford University


==Major works==
==Major works==
Two of Steindl's most notable works are perhaps<ref>Harcourt, Geof (1993) Obituary in ''The Independent'' by G. C. Harcourt Saturday, 27 March
Two of Steindl's most notable works are perhaps:<ref>Harcourt, Geof (1993) Obituary in ''The Independent'' by G. C. Harcourt Saturday, 27 March
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* Small and Big Business; economic problems of the size of firms (1945)
* Small and Big Business; economic problems of the size of firms (1945)
* Maturity and Stagnation in American Capitalism (1952)
* Maturity and Stagnation in American Capitalism (1952)


==Other sources==
==Other sources==
Harcourt, Geof (1993) Obituary in ''The Independent'' by G. C. Harcourt Saturday, 27 March
* Harcourt, Geof (1993) Obituary in ''The Independent'' by G. C. Harcourt Saturday, 27 March
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* Kregel, J. A. (1993) The International Impact of Josef Steindl's Work. A Personal Assessment Empirica 20: 265–269, 1993. 265

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* Mott, Tracy and Nina Shapiro (Editors) (2005) Rethinking Capitalist Development: Essays on the Economics of Josef Steindl, Routledge Frontiers of Political Economy, Routledge {{ISBN|0-415-15959-8}}
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Kregel, J. A. (1993) The International Impact of Josef Steindl's Work. A Personal Assessment Empirica 20: 265-269, 1993. 265
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* Rothschild, Kurt W. (1994) Josef Steindl: 1912–1993, The Economic Journal, Vol. 104, No. 422 (Jan.), pp.&nbsp;131–137

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* Scitovsky, Tibor (1993) The political economy of Josef Steindl – socialist author
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Mott, Tracy and Nina Shapiro (Editors) (2005) Rethinking Capitalist Development: Essays on the Economics of Josef Steindl, Routledge Frontiers of Political Economy, Routledge ISBN 0415159598

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Rothschild, Kurt W. (1994) Josef Steindl: 1912-1993, The Economic Journal, Vol. 104, No. 422 (Jan.), pp.&nbsp;131–137

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Scitovsky, Tibor (1993) The political economy of Josef Steindl - socialist author
Monthly Review, May
Monthly Review, May
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* Shapiro, N. (1992). Article on Josef Steindl. In A Biographical Dictionary of Dissenting Economists (ed. Philip Arestis and Malcolm Sawyer). Aldershot: Edward Elgar.

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Shapiro, N. (1992). Article on Josef Steindl. In A Biographical Dictionary of Dissenting Economists (ed. Philip Arestis and Malcom Sawyer). Aldershot: Edward Elgar.

[http://www.springerlink.com/content/w6j0u1n504442775/fulltext.pdf A full bibliography of Steindl's works]


==References==
==References==
{{Reflist}}
{{Reflist}}


==External links==
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Latest revision as of 00:46, 3 July 2023

Josef Steindl
Born14 April 1912
Vienna, Austria-Hungary
Died7 March 1993 (1993-03-08) (aged 80)
Vienna, Austria[1]
NationalityAustrian
Academic career
FieldPolitical economy
School or
tradition		Post-Keynesian economics
InfluencesJohn Maynard Keynes, Michał Kalecki

Josef Steindl (14 April 1912 – 7 March 1993) was an Austrian-born Post-Keynesian economist.

Career

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He was at the Austrian Institute of Economic Research (WIFO) (1935–38) (Ludwig von Mises Institute) but moved to the UK in 1938 to lecture at Oxford University. There he worked with a group of other European exiles from Fascism, including Michał Kalecki. Kalecki has been described as being Steindl's role-model—with his work resembling part of Kalecki's not only in substance but also in style.[2]

In 1950 he returned to WIFO until his retirement in 1978.[2]

Work

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Kurt Rothschild concludes his review of Steindl's life in The Economic Journal with a quote illustrating his views about the tasks for economic research:

What might be done to overcome the sterility of today's economics? The first condition is that we go back to the great 'traditions of the classics, Kalecki and Keynes, whose work was rooted in the economic policy problems of their time, and derived its relevance from them. They asked what should be done and how. Economic policy is the main inspiration of economic theory. The second condition is that a tremendous lot of new work is done in the no-man's land between the established disciplines which are entrenched in their organised fields, fearful of each other and speaking different languages. We must have close cooperation with other disciplines: engineering, science, history, sociology, biology, political science etc. I think the chances of a new start are not bad, because the dominant economics has largely run its course ... The time for new fashions cannot be far away.[3][2]

Honorary positions

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  • 1970 Honorary Professor of the University of Vienna
  • 1974 – 75 visiting professor at Stanford University

Major works

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Two of Steindl's most notable works are perhaps:[4]

  • Small and Big Business; economic problems of the size of firms (1945)
  • Maturity and Stagnation in American Capitalism (1952)

Other sources

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  • Harcourt, Geof (1993) Obituary in The Independent by G. C. Harcourt Saturday, 27 March
  • Kregel, J. A. (1993) The International Impact of Josef Steindl's Work. A Personal Assessment Empirica 20: 265–269, 1993. 265
  • Mott, Tracy and Nina Shapiro (Editors) (2005) Rethinking Capitalist Development: Essays on the Economics of Josef Steindl, Routledge Frontiers of Political Economy, Routledge ISBN 0-415-15959-8
  • Rothschild, Kurt W. (1994) Josef Steindl: 1912–1993, The Economic Journal, Vol. 104, No. 422 (Jan.), pp. 131–137
  • Scitovsky, Tibor (1993) The political economy of Josef Steindl – socialist author

Monthly Review, May

  • Shapiro, N. (1992). Article on Josef Steindl. In A Biographical Dictionary of Dissenting Economists (ed. Philip Arestis and Malcolm Sawyer). Aldershot: Edward Elgar.

References

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  1. ^ Harcourt, G.C., (1993). Obituary: Josef Steindl. Independent 27/03/1993.
  2. ^ a b c Rothschild, Kurt W. (1994) Josef Steindl: 1912–1993, The Economic Journal, Vol. 104, No. 422 (Jan.), pp. 131–137
  3. ^ Steindl, J. (1984). 'Reflections on the present state of economics.' Banca Nazionale del Lavoro Quarterly Review, vol. 148 (March) and as ch. 18 in Steindl (1990) Economic Papers 1941–88. London: Macmillan.
  4. ^ Harcourt, Geof (1993) Obituary in The Independent by G. C. Harcourt Saturday, 27 March
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