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Abstract

Henri Theil was one of the modern pioneers of whose work directly and indirectly influenced a whole generation of economists. His research included seminal contributions to econometric methodology, aggregation theory, the evaluation of forecasts, quantitative economic policy, information theory and its economic applications, management science, index numbers and the analysis of consumer demand. This collection consists of correspondence, papers and articles of Henri Theil, as well as an oral history audiotape and transcript conducted by Dr. Jacob Nyenhuis in March 2006 with Eleonore Theil. Within the collection are numerous articles Theil saved from other economists. Also included is a student card and picture from Theil’s early college years at Utrecht, and two photographs from later in his life. Extra copies of some of his books and books about Theil are stored at Archives 2.

Accession No: H02-1469 Provenance: Henri Theil Donor: Eleonore Theil Photographs: 5 images Processed by: Michael Douma, January 2003

Biography

Henri Theil was born in Amsterdam, the , in 1924. He received his Ph.D. in Economics from the in 1951. In 1952, he went to work for the Central Plan Bureau of the Netherlands in the Hague in 1952, but soon left to work for the International Statistical Education Center in Calcutta, India where he taught Economics for students from all South-East Asia. Professor Theil’s distinguished career as an academic began in 1953 when he was appointed Professor of Econometrics at the Netherlands School of Economics in Rotterdam (now Erasmus University). Three years later, he founded the Econometric Institute in Rotterdam and served as its first director until 1966, when he accepted a joint appointment at the Graduate School of Business and Department of Economics, at the . He was also a guest lecturer at Stanford (1956, 1959), Harvard (1960), and University of Wisconsin-Madison (1964). He was also a fellow of the and later became its president in 1961. Other fellowships or elected memberships included the International Statistical Institute, the American Statistical Association, the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, and the Royal Netherlands Academy of Sciences. In 1981, Theil was appointed to the McKethan-Matherly Eminent Chair at the Graduate School of Business Administration of the University of Florida in Gainesville, becoming the first Eminent Scholar in Florida’s State University system. Dr. Theil received many international honors, including honorary degrees from the University of Chicago, the Free University of Brussels, Erasmus University, and Hope College, Henri Theil H02-1469 as well as contributing over 250 articles in refereed journals and chapters in books, and 15 books, three of which, Economic Forecasts and Policy, Economics and Information Theory, and Principles of Econometrics, have become citation classics by the Social Sciences Citation Index. His books and articles have appeared in (and have been translated into) many languages, such as Polish, Russian, Dutch, English, French, German, Hungarian, Italian and Japanese. A book has also been written covering his life’s works, entitled Henri Theil’s contributions to Economics and Econometrics. Henri Theil was one of the modern pioneers of econometrics whose work directly and indirectly influenced a whole generation of economists. His research included seminal contributions to econometric methodology, aggregation theory, the evaluation of forecasts, quantitative economic policy, information theory and its economic applications, management science, index numbers and the analysis of consumer demand. He retired from the University of Florida in 1994, but continued to contribute actively to his profession through numerous journal articles and a book on Studies in Global Econometrics. Henri Theil passed away in Jacksonville, Florida, on August 20, 2000.

Scope and Content

This collection consists of correspondence, papers and articles of Henri Theil, as well as an oral history audiotape and transcript conducted by Dr. Jacob Nyenhuis in March 2006 with Eleonore Theil. Within the collection are numerous articles Theil saved from other economists. Also included is a student card and picture from Theil’s early college years at Utrecht, and two photographs from later in his life. Extra copies of some of his books and books about Theil are stored at Archives 2.

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Box 1

Appointment Offers 1959-1964 Carnegie Tech, 1960, 1964 Chicago, 1954-1955 Chicago, 1965 ECAFE, 1959 Institute for Advanced Studies, Vienna, 1963 Stanford, 1955-1956 Biographical, 2000 Booklet, Rotterdamse herineringen, Biographical Info, 1994 Brochure, Department of Economics, University of Chicago, n.d. Copy of German Language Economics Book, n.d. Correspondence 2 Henri Theil H02-1469

From Concentration Camp to Parents, 1943-1944 (hard copy, CD, Dutch) 1951-1956 1955-1957 (establishment of Econ. Institute) 1961 1962-1965 Dr. Casimir, 1969 , 1972, 1974, 1986, 1992 National Inst. for War Documentation, Prof. de Jong, 1967, 1986, 1990 Country Code Data, 1991 Curriculum Vitae Charles B. Moss, n.d. James L. Seale, Jr., n.d. Doctor of Laws Degree, University of Chicago, 1964 Dutch Economic Education, 1954, n.d. Econometric Institute Annual Reports, 1995, 1996 Publications, 1996 Journal Articles (bound), 1949-1951 (Dutch/English) Papers “Een Koninklijke Republiek” (A Royal Republic), n.d. James K. Galbraith, William A. Darity, Jr., and Lu Jinqing, 1998 Sanjay Verma, R. Karan Singh, n.d. Personal Works International Economic Inequality, 1978-1995 International Working Paper Series, 1994-1997 U.S. Domestic Economic Issues, 1978, 1981, 1998, n.d. Photographs, n.d. (4 images) Publications Articles A. P. Barten, Tijdschrift voor Economics en Management, 1985 Ching-Fan Chung, Amer. J. Agr. Econ., 1994 Clements, Selvanathan, The Economic Record, 1996 J. Lew Silver, Mukhtar M. Ali, Journal of Econometrics, 1989 James L. Seale Jr., Wayne E. Walker, and In-Moo Kim, 1991 James L. Seale Jr., Amy L. Sparks, Boyd M. Buston, 1992 Jong-Ying Lee, Mark G. Brown, James L. Seale Jr, Rev. of Agr. Econ, n.d. Jong-Ying Lee, James L. Seale Jr., Jierwirijapunt, Agribusiness, 1990 Marshall Medoff, The American Economist, 1996 Peter van Bergijk, ESB, 1999 Robert Summers and Alan Heston, The Quarterly Jrnl. of Econ., 1991 Ruben Cohen, 1993 3 Henri Theil H02-1469

Ruben Cohen, Philosophical Magazine Letters, 1994 Sandy Baum, Public Finance Review, 1998 Summers, Kravis, and Heston, Review of Wealth, 1980 T. R. A. Grosfelf and F. J. Hospers, ESB, 2000 Terry L. Kastens, Gary W. Brewster, Amer. J. Agr. Econ., 1996 W. H. Somermeyer, Biography, De Economist, 1983 Article in Book, The City of Jacqueline, Albrecht, n.d. Booklet, Emperical Economics, 1994 De Economist, 1994 Ifo Studien, 1995 Papers Anton P. Barten, 1990 J. A. Walsh, M. E. O’Kelly, Economic and Social Review, 1979 Wing-Cheong Yuen, 1998 Research Memorandum, F. J. H. Don, 2000 Scottish Journal of Political Economy, 1991 The American Statistician, 1988 The Economic Journal, 1978 Rotterdam Students Newspaper, Skald, 1966 Student Card, University of Utrecht, 1942 (1 image) Theil, Eleonore, Oral History Audiocassette Tape and Transcript, 2006

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Books by Henri Theil and Others or About Henri Theil Theil, Henri, and Ching-Fan Chung, and James Seale Jr. Advances in Econometrics, International Evidence on Consumption Patterns, Supplement 1. London, England: JAI Press, Inc., 1989. (7 copies) Theil, Henri, and Kenneth W. Clements. Applied Demand Analysis, Results from System-Wide Approaches. Cambridge, Massachusetts: Ballinger Publishing Company, 1987. (10 copies) Theil, Henri. Applied Economic Forecasting. Amsterdam: North-Holland Publishing Company, 1966. (2 copies)

Box 3

Books by Henri Theil and Others or About Henri Theil (cont.) (Edited by) Bewley, Ronald, and Tran Van Hoa. Contributions to Consumer Demand and Econometrics, Essays in Honor of Henri Theil. New York: St. Martin’s Press, 1992. (8 copies) Theil, Henri. De Invloed Van De Voorraden Op Het Consumentengedrag. Amsterdam: Uitgave Studentendrukkerij Poortpers N.V., 1951. 4 Henri Theil H02-1469

(4 copies) Theil, Henri. Economic Forecasts and Policy. Amsterdam: North-Holland Publishing Company, 1961. (3 copies- 1 in Chinese) Theil, Henri. Enige Kwantitatieve Aspecten Van Het Probleem Der Hulpverlening Aan Onderontwikkelde Landen. New York: De Erven F. Bohn N.V, no date given. (1 copy booklet)

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Books by Henri Theil and Others or About Henri Theil (cont.) Theil, Henri, and Denzil Fiebig. Exploiting Continuity, Maximum Entropy Estimation of Continuous Distributions. Cambridge, Massachusetts: Ballinger Publishing Company, 1984. (10 copies) Raj, Baldev and Johan Koerts (editors). Henri Theil’s Contributions to Economics and Econometrics, Volume I: Econometric Theory and Methodology. Dordrecht, Boston, London: Kluwer Academic Publishers, 1992. (2 copies) Raj, Baldev and Johan Koerts (editors). Henri Theil’s Contributions to Economics and Econometrics, Volume II: Consumer Demand Analysis and Information Theory. Dordrecht, Boston, London: Kluwer Academic Publishers, 1992. (2 copies) Raj, Baldev and Johan Koerts (editors). Henri Theil’s Contributions to Economics and Econometrics, Volume III: Economic Policy and Forecasts, and Management Science. Dordrecht, Boston, London: Kluwer Academic Publishers, 1992. (2 copies) Theil, Henri. Introduction to Econometrics. Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, 1978. (6 copies-1 copy in Chinese) Theil, Henri, Boot, and Kloek. Investigación Operativa y Economía Cuantitativa. Barcelona: Imprenta Clarasó, 1969. (1 copy) Theil, Henri. Közgazdaságtan és információelmélet. Budapest: Közgazdasági és Jogi Könyvkiadó, 1970. (2 copies)

Box 5

Books by Henri Theil and Others or About Henri Theil (cont.) Liber Amicorum voor prof. dr. T. Kloek. Kritisch & Constructief, 40 jaar grensverkenningen in de econmetrie. Amsterdam: auteurs van de artikelen, 1997. (3 copies-1 book, 2 packets) Nederlandse, Koninklijke and Akademie van Wetenschappen. Levensberichten en herdenkingen 2002. Amsterdam: Nederlandse, Koninklijke and Akademie van Wetenschappen, 2002. (3 copies)

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Theil, Henri. Lezing Development of International Inequality. Florida: University of Florida, 1989. (2 copies, booklets) Theil, Henri. Linear Aggregation of Economic Relations. Amsterdam: North- Holland Publishing Company, 1954. (2 copies) Theil, Henri. Onconventionele Gedachten Over Het Maatshappelijk Keuzeproces. Amersterdam: N.V. Noord-Hollandsche Uitgevers Maatschappij, 1966. (1 copy booklet) Theil, Henri, Boot, and Kloek. Operations Research and Quantitative Economics, An Elementary Introduction. New York: McGraw-Hill Book Company, 1965. (2 copies) Theil, Henri. Principi Di Econometria. Torino: Unione Tipografico-Editrice Torinese, 1977. (2 copies) Theil, Henri. Principles of Econometrics. New York, London, Sydney, Toronto: John Wiley & Sons, Inc, 1971. (8 copies)

Box 6

Books by Henri Theil and Others or About Henri Theil (cont.) Theil, Henri. Studies in Global Econometrics. Amsterdam: Kluwer Academic Publishers, 1996. (17 copies) Theil, Henri. Studies in Mathematical and Managerial Economics (Volume 1); Optimal Decision Rules for Government and Industry. Amsterdam: North-Holland Publishing Company, 1964. (5 copies) Theil, Henri. Studies in Mathematical and Managerial Economics (Volume 5). Fox, K. A., J. K. Sengupta, and E. Thorbecke. The Theory of Quantitative Economic Policy. Amsterdam: North-Holland Publishing Company, 1973. (1 copy) Theil, Henri. Economics and Information Theory. Studies in Mathematical and Managerial Economics (Volume 7). Amsterdam: North-Holland Publishing Company, 1967. (6 copies)

Box 7

Books by Henri Theil and Others or About Henri Theil (cont.) Theil, Henri. Studies in Mathematical and Managerial Economics (Volume 8). Jorgenson, D. W., J. J. McCall, and R. Radner. Optimal Replacement Policy. Amsterdam: North-Holland Publishing Company, 1967. (3 copies) Theil, Henri. Studies in Mathematical and Managerial Economics (Volume 10). Sengupta, J. K and K. A. Fox. Optimization Techniques in Quantitative Economic Models. Amsterdam: North-Holland Publishing Company, 1969. (1 copy) 6 Henri Theil H02-1469

Theil, Henri. Statistical Decomposition Analysis. Studies In Mathematical and Managerial Economics (Volume 14). Amsterdam: North-Holland Publishing Company, 1972. (3 copies) Theil, Henri. Theory and Measurement of Consumer Demand,Vol. 1; Studies in Mathematical and Managerial Economics (Volume 20). Amsterdam: North-Holland Publishing Company, 1975. (6 copies) Theil, Henri. Theory and Measurement of Consumer Demand, Vol. 2.; Studies in Mathematical and Managerial Economics (Volume 21). Amsterdam: North-Holland Publishing Company, 1976. (3 copies) Theil, Henri, and Frederick Suhm, and James Meisner. International Consumption Comparisons, A System-Wide Approach. Theil, Henri. Studies in Mathematical and Managerial Economics (Volume 30). Amsterdam: North-Holland Publishing Company, 1981. (4 copies) Theil, Henri. System-Wide Explorations in International Economics, Input- Output Analysis, and Marketing Research. Hennipman, P. Lectures in Economics. Amsterdam: North-Holland Publishing Company, 1980. (5 copies) Theil, Henri, and Boot, and Kloek. Voorspellen en Beslissen. Amsterdam: Het Spectrum, 1967. (5 copies) Theil, Henri. Zasady ekonometrii. New York, London, Sydney, and Toronto: John Wiley and Sons, Inc, 1971. (2 copies)

Box 8

Books by Henri Theil and Others or About Henri Theil (cont.) Theil, Henri. The System-Wide Approach to Microeconomics. Chicago: The University of Chicago Press, 1980. (23 copies)

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