Calvin B. Hoover

Calvin Bryce Hoover
Calvin Bryce Hoover
Born(1897-04-14)April 14, 1897
DiedJune 23, 1974(1974-06-23) (aged 77)
NationalityAmerican
Alma materMonmouth College, University of Wisconsin–Madison
Known forEconomics, Consulting
Scientific career
FieldsComparative economic systems
Institutions

Calvin Bryce Hoover (April 14, 1897 – June 23, 1974) was a noted economist and professor. He spent 1929–1930 in Moscow and wrote The Economic Life of Soviet Russia in 1931. Following his travels to Soviet Russia he also traveled to and researched the economies of Germany, Italy, France, Poland, Czechoslovakia, Denmark, Sweden, Norway, and Australia. He is considered the founder of the field of comparative economic systems.[1]

  1. ^ "Duke University, Economics Department: Calvin Bryce Hoover". Archived from the original on June 12, 2010. Retrieved October 18, 2015."Duke University, Economics Department".