Albert Abram Aftalion (October 21, 1874,

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) was a French

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(1925–1939). He co-founded the academic journal '' Revue économique'' in 1950 and presided over its board of directors.

Literary works

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References

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, art. "Aftalion, Albert" * Nenovsky N, (2006)
Exchange Rate and Inflation: France and Bulgaria in the Interwar Period and the Contribution of Albert Aftalion (1874-1956)

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* * http://www.univ-lille1.fr/clerse/Sitecles/pages/cles39/article1.htm (French, English) * https://web.archive.org/web/20060617083506/http://cepa.newschool.edu/het/profiles/aftalion.htm (French) ** http://cruel.org/econthought/profiles/aftalion.html (Japanese) * https://web.archive.org/web/20060506175700/http://iteconomica.net/economica/Aftalion-%20Albert-1133.html (Italian) French economists Jewish economists People from Ruse, Bulgaria Bulgarian people of Jewish descent Bulgarian emigrants to France Academic staff of the University of Paris 19th-century French Sephardi Jews 20th-century French Sephardi Jews 1874 births 1956 deaths {{France-academic-bio-stub