Ingemar Ståhl (June 2, 1938 – February 6, 2014) was a Swedish

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and an economics professor from

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Life

Ståhl was born on June 2, 1938, in

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. He graduated, with a

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, in 1958 in the

Stockholm University Stockholm University (SU) () is a public university, public research university in Stockholm, Sweden, founded as a college in 1878, with university status since 1960. With over 33,000 students at four different faculties: law, humanities, social ...

. He earned his Licentiate of Philosophy in 1965 at the

. Ståhl was married to Solveig Ståhl, whom he had three children: Nils Ståhl, Pernilla Ståhl, and Ingela Ståhl. He died on February 6, 2014, in

Lund Lund (, ;"Lund"
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, Sweden at the age of 75.

Career

For 25 years, Ståhl was a member of Ragnar Söderberg Foundation, an organization dedicated to scientific researches. Ståhl has also worked as an Advisor to the Cabinet Office of the

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and the

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(OECD). Since 1982, he was also a member of the

Royal Swedish Academy of Engineering Sciences The Royal Swedish Academy of Engineering Sciences (, IVA), founded on 24 October 1919 by King Gustaf V, is one of the royal academies in Sweden. The academy is an independent organisation, which promotes contact and exchange between business, ...

Nobel Prize

Ståhl was part of the

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from 1969 until 1984. His committee duties included proposing laureates for the Prize.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Stahl, Ingemar Swedish economists 1938 births 2014 deaths Academic staff of Lund University Scientists from Stockholm Stockholm University alumni Members of the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences