Per Meinich
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Per Meinich was a Norwegian economist.
He was born in Nøtterøy
. He took his cand.oecon.
degree in 1955 and the dr.philos. degree in 1969 on the thesis A Monetary General Equilibrium Theory for an International Economy. He worked for the Norwegian Savings Banks Association
from 1958 to 1960. He was a docent
at the University of Oslo
from 1966 to 1972 and as a professor from 1972 to his retirement. He was a member of the Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters
. He died in July 2009.
He was born in Nøtterøy
Nøtterøy
Nøtterøy is a municipality in Vestfold county, Norway. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Borgheim.The parish of Nøtterø was established as a municipality on 1 January 1838...
. He took his cand.oecon.
Cand.oecon.
Candidatus oeconomices or Candidata oeconomices , often abbreviated cand.oecon. is an academic degree in economics at Danish and Norwegian universities. It is roughly equivalent to a Master of Economics, but it consists of 4+2 years, and was based on a four year cand.mag.. The degree was replaced...
degree in 1955 and the dr.philos. degree in 1969 on the thesis A Monetary General Equilibrium Theory for an International Economy. He worked for the Norwegian Savings Banks Association
Norwegian Savings Banks Association
The Norwegian Savings Banks Association is the trade organization for savings banks in Norway.It was founded in 1914 as Centralforeningen for Norges Sparebanker. Director since 2002 is Arne Hyttnes...
from 1958 to 1960. He was a docent
Docent
Docent is a title at some European universities to denote a specific academic appointment within a set structure of academic ranks below professor . Docent is also used at some universities generically for a person who has the right to teach...
at the University of Oslo
University of Oslo
The University of Oslo , formerly The Royal Frederick University , is the oldest and largest university in Norway, situated in the Norwegian capital of Oslo. The university was founded in 1811 and was modelled after the recently established University of Berlin...
from 1966 to 1972 and as a professor from 1972 to his retirement. He was a member of the Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters
Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters
The Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters is a learned society based in Oslo, Norway.-History:The University of Oslo was established in 1811. The idea of a learned society in Christiania surfaced for the first time in 1841. The city of Throndhjem had no university, but had a learned...
. He died in July 2009.