Hans Singer

Sir Hans Singer
Sir Hans Singer
Born	Hans Wolfgang Singer; 29 November 1910; Elberfeld, German Empire
Died	26 February 2006 (aged 95); Brighton, England
Nationality	British; German;
Spouse	Ilse Plaut (m. 1933; died 2001)
Scholarly background
Alma mater	University of Bonn; King's College, Cambridge;
Academic advisors	Colin Clark; Joseph Schumpeter; Arthur Spiethoff;
Influences	John Maynard Keynes; William Temple;
Scholarly work
Discipline	Economics
Sub-discipline	Development economics
School or tradition	Structuralist economics
Institutions	United Nations; University of Sussex;
Notable ideas	Prebisch–Singer thesis
Influenced	Rudolf Meidner

Sir Hans Wolfgang Singer (29 November 1910 – 26 February 2006) was a German-born British development economist best known for the Prebisch-Singer thesis, which states that the terms of trade move against producers of primary products. He is one of the primary figures of heterodox economics.

^ Toye 2006, p. 823.
^ ^a ^b Toye 2006, p. 821.
^ ^a ^b Toye, John (4 March 2006). "Professor Sir Hans Singer". The Independent. London. Archived from the original on 9 May 2022. Retrieved 24 July 2021.
^ Toye 2006, p. 824.
^ Erixon 2011, pp. 110, 117.

Sir Hans Singer

Born	Hans Wolfgang Singer (1910-11-29)29 November 1910 Elberfeld, German Empire
Died	26 February 2006(2006-02-26) (aged 95) Brighton, England
Nationality	British German
Spouse	Ilse Plaut (m. 1933; died 2001) ^[3]

Scholarly background
Alma mater	University of Bonn King's College, Cambridge
Academic advisors	Colin Clark^[1] Joseph Schumpeter^[2] Arthur Spiethoff^[2]
Influences	John Maynard Keynes William Temple^[3]^[4]
Scholarly work
Discipline	Economics
Sub-discipline	Development economics
School or tradition	Structuralist economics
Institutions	United Nations University of Sussex
Notable ideas	Prebisch–Singer thesis
Influenced	Rudolf Meidner^[5]