Vernon Wesley Ruttan

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1924 – 2008

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Who was Vernon Wesley Ruttan?

Vernon Wesley Ruttan was a well-known development economist at the University of Minnesota, where he was Regents Professor Emeritus in the Departments of Economics and Applied Economics. Ruttan's research focused on agricultural development, induced innovation, technical change and productivity growth, institutions, and development assistance policy. His book with Yujiro Hayami, Agricultural Development: An International Perspective was considered a classic in the field and was translated into four other languages.

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Born
Aug 16, 1924
Also known as
  • Vernon W. Ruttan
  • Vernon W Ruttan
Education
  • University of Chicago
  • Yale University
Died
Aug 18, 2008

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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