
Odd Aukrust (15 December 1915 – 22 June 2008) was a Norwegian economist.
He was born in
Tynset Municipality
Tynset is a List of municipalities of Norway, municipality in Innlandet county, Norway. It is located in the Traditional districts of Norway, traditional district of Østerdalen. The administrative centre of the municipality is the Tynset (town), ...
as a son of
Lars Olsen Aukrust (1886–1965) and Louise Walmsnæss (1887–1973). He was a nephew of
Olav Aukrust
Olav Aukrust (21 January 1883 – 3 November 1929) was a Norwegian poet and teacher. He popularized the use of Nynorsk as a literary language and is most commonly associated with his poem ''Himmelvarden'' (1916).
Biography
Aukrust was born in ...
, brother of
Kjell Aukrust
Kjell Aukrust (19 March 1920 – 24 December 2002) was a Norwegian author, poet, artist and humorist. Aukrust is principally known for his Flåklypa stories and Flåklypa drawings.
Personal life
Aukrust was born in Alvdal Municipality in Hed ...
, and first cousin of
Tor Aukrust. He was married to Bjørg Marie Hessbak since 1945.
He studied
political economy
Political or comparative economy is a branch of political science and economics studying economic systems (e.g. Marketplace, markets and national economies) and their governance by political systems (e.g. law, institutions, and government). Wi ...
at the
University of Oslo
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under
Ragnar Frisch
Ragnar Anton Kittil Frisch (3 March 1895 – 31 January 1973) was an influential Norwegian economist and econometrician known for being one of the major contributors to establishing economics as a quantitative and statistically informed science ...
, and graduated in 1941. He was influenced by
Keynesian economics
Keynesian economics ( ; sometimes Keynesianism, named after British economist John Maynard Keynes) are the various macroeconomics, macroeconomic theories and Economic model, models of how aggregate demand (total spending in the economy) strongl ...
. He published the notable analysis ''Hva krigen kostet Norge'' with
Petter Jakob Bjerve in 1945, and took the
dr.oecon. degree in 1956. From 1953 to 1984 he was director of research at the
Statistics Norway
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Relying on a staff of about 1,000, Statistics Norway publish about 1,000 new statistical releases every year on its web site. All rele ...
bureau.
He died in
Kolbotn
Kolbotn is an Urban areas in the Nordic countries#Urban areas in Norway, urban area in Norway's Nordre Follo municipality in Akershus county. Kolbotn is in the centre of the traditional district, Oppegård. The population is about 6,000. Kolbotn ...
at the age of 92.
References
1915 births
2008 deaths
People from Tynset
University of Oslo alumni
20th-century Norwegian economists
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