Harry Johnson: A Life in Economics

Historical Perspectives on Modern Economics

by Donald E. Moggridge

Harry Johnson (1923-1977) was such a striking figure in economics that Nobel Laureate James Tobin designated the third quarter of the twentieth century as “the age of Johnson.” Johnson played a leading role in the development and extension of the Heckscher-Ohlin model of international trade, wrote fundamental articles on the balance of payments and later developed the monetary approach to the balance of payments. Within monetary economics he was also a seminal figure who, in a series of surveys, identified and explained the links between the ideas of the major post-war innovators. This book chronicles his intellectual development and his contributions to economics, economic education, and, particularly in Canada and Britain, the discussion of economic policy.

500 pages, Hardcover

First published December 1, 2007

About the author

Donald Moggridge was Emeritus Professor of Economics at the University of Toronto, where he taught from 1974 until his retirement. A graduate of King's College, Cambridge, he was a Fellow of Clare College in 1967 and the Fellows’ Wine Steward in 1972, a University Assistant Lecturer in 1971 and a University Lecturer in 1972.