Marcel van Meerhaeghe | |
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| Born | 12 April 1921 |
| Died | 22 March 2014 (aged 92) |
| Nationality | Belgian |
| Alma mater | École Royale Militaire, University of Ghent |
| Spouse |
Cecile-Maria Buysse
(m. 1939–1998) |
| Children | 1 |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Economics, International economics, Monetary economics, Political economics, European economy, Behavioral economics |
| Institutions | Koloniale Hogeschool, NATO Defence College, University of Ghent, Official University of Belgian Kongo and Ruanda-Urundi, Wolfson College, Tilburg University, London School of Economics, University of Turin, Sapienza University of Rome |
| Thesis | Aviation in the traffic economy: the Belgian case in particular (1946) |
| Doctoral advisor | Professor dr. André de Ridder |
| Doctoral students | Marc De Clercq[1] |
| Other notable students | Luc Versele, Freddy Willockx,[2] Frank Smets, Luc Coene, Jan Smets |
Marcel Alfons Gilbert van Meerhaeghe (Wetteren, 12 April 1921 – Ghent, 22 March 2014) was a Belgian economist, professor, publicist and columnist.
Marcel van Meerhaeghe was Professor of International Economic Relations at the State University of Ghent.
In his long and distinguished career, Professor van Meerhaeghe gave important contributions to economics and also to the interpretation of economic events. His rare ability to combine theoretical and practical analyses made particularly valuable his scientific works.[3]
- ^ M. De Clercq, Een economische theorie van het antivervuilingsbeleid, met een toepassing op België (University of Ghent 1980).
- ^ Martijn Vandenbroucke, Inventaris van het archief van Europarlementslid Freddy Willockx (1995–1999) (Amsab-Instituut voor Sociale Geschiedenis, Gent 2005), p. 4.
- ^ Obituary by Professor Domenico da Empoli (La Sapienza University, Rome) in Journal of Public Finance and Public Choice (from 1983 until 1997: Economia delle Scelte Pubbliche), Vol. XXX, 2012–1/3, p. 123 (published in 2014).