Stanislav Gustavovich Strumilin
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Stanislav Gustavovich Strumilin (29 January 1877- 25 January 1974) was a Soviet
economist
. He played a leading role in the analysis of the planned economy
of the
Soviet type, including modeling, development of the five year plan
s and calculation of national income.
His particular contributions include the "Strumilin index", a measure of labor productivity
, and
the "norm" coefficient, relating to analysis of investment activity.
He graduated from Petrograd Polytechnical Institute in 1914. Until 1917 he worked as a socialist activist. After the October Revolution
he worked on setting up the Soviet planned economy
while he was appointed to a professorship in economics
at the Moscow State University
. In 1931 he became a member of the Soviet Academy of Sciences. Strumilin's educational background was in statistics
.
Soviet Union
The Soviet Union , officially the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics , was a constitutionally socialist state that existed in Eurasia between 1922 and 1991....
economist
Economist
An economist is a professional in the social science discipline of economics. The individual may also study, develop, and apply theories and concepts from economics and write about economic policy...
. He played a leading role in the analysis of the planned economy
Planned economy
A planned economy is an economic system in which decisions regarding production and investment are embodied in a plan formulated by a central authority, usually by a government agency...
of the
Soviet type, including modeling, development of the five year plan
Five-Year Plan (USSR)
The Five-Year Plans for the National Economy of the Soviet Union were a series of nation-wide centralized exercises in rapid economic development in the Soviet Union. The plans were developed by a state planning committee based on the Theory of Productive Forces that was part of the general...
s and calculation of national income.
His particular contributions include the "Strumilin index", a measure of labor productivity
Labor productivity
Workforce productivity is the amount of goods and services that a worker produces in a given amount of time. It is one of several types of productivity that economists measure. Workforce productivity can be measured for a firm, a process, an industry, or a country...
, and
the "norm" coefficient, relating to analysis of investment activity.
He graduated from Petrograd Polytechnical Institute in 1914. Until 1917 he worked as a socialist activist. After the October Revolution
October Revolution
The October Revolution , also known as the Great October Socialist Revolution , Red October, the October Uprising or the Bolshevik Revolution, was a political revolution and a part of the Russian Revolution of 1917...
he worked on setting up the Soviet planned economy
Planned economy
A planned economy is an economic system in which decisions regarding production and investment are embodied in a plan formulated by a central authority, usually by a government agency...
while he was appointed to a professorship in economics
Economics
Economics is the social science that analyzes the production, distribution, and consumption of goods and services. The term economics comes from the Ancient Greek from + , hence "rules of the house"...
at the Moscow State University
Moscow State University
Lomonosov Moscow State University , previously known as Lomonosov University or MSU , is the largest university in Russia. Founded in 1755, it also claims to be one of the oldest university in Russia and to have the tallest educational building in the world. Its current rector is Viktor Sadovnichiy...
. In 1931 he became a member of the Soviet Academy of Sciences. Strumilin's educational background was in statistics
Statistics
Statistics is the study of the collection, organization, analysis, and interpretation of data. It deals with all aspects of this, including the planning of data collection in terms of the design of surveys and experiments....
.
Works
- "Bogatsvo i Trud" (Wealth and Labor) (1905)
- "Problemikiy Ekonomikiy Truda" (Problems of the Economics of Labor) (1925)
- "Otcherkiy Sovetskoy Ekonomikiy" (Essays on the Soviet Economy) (1928)
- "Promiyshlenniy Perevorot v Rossiy" (The Industrial Revolution in Russia) (1944)
- "The Time Factor in Capital Investment Projects" (published in 1946 in USSR, in 1951 published in EnglishEnglish languageEnglish is a West Germanic language that arose in the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms of England and spread into what was to become south-east Scotland under the influence of the Anglian medieval kingdom of Northumbria...
by International Economic Association) - "Istoriya Chernoi Metalurgii v SSSR” (the history of metallurgical industry in USSR) (1954)
External links
- http://econc10.bu.edu/economic_systems/Theory/Marxism/Soviet/strumilin.htm
- http://cepa.newschool.edu/het/schools/soviet.htm
- http://links.jstor.org/sici?sici=0038-5859(195004)1%3A4%3C334%3AOSM%3E2.0.CO%3B2-W
- http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m3955/is_n7_v47/ai_17792339
- http://www.economics.ox.ac.uk/research/WP/PDF/paper014.pdf#search=%22strumilin%22