Alf Vanags
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| Born | July 28, 1942 Riga |
| Died | June 26, 2016 (aged 73) Riga |
| Nationality | Latvian |
| Institution | Queen Mary University of London, EuroFaculty, Stockholm School of Economics in Riga |
| Field | Economic theory, International economics, Transport Economics |
| Alma mater | London School of Economics |
Alf Vanags (Alfreds Helmuts Vanags) was a Latvian-British economist. Born in Riga in 1942, he grew up and received his education in London, where his parents settled after leaving Latvia as refugees in 1944.[1] After graduating from the London School of Economics, he commenced his academic career at Queen Mary University of London. Alf Vanags returned to Latvia in the early 1990s to join the EuroFaculty and the Stockholm School of Economics in Riga.
In 2001, he founded a research center in Riga named the Baltic International Centre for Economic Policy Studies (BICEPS).[2] Alf Vanags was a founding editor of the Baltic Journal of Economics.[3] He frequently provided expert commentary on the Latvian economy in prominent media outlets. Since 2017, a series of regular memorial lectures have been held in honor of Alf Vanags. Speakers for these lectures have included Erik Berglöf, John Broome, Francis Kramarz, and Ruben Enikolopov .[4]
References
- ↑ "Anders Paalzow: Remembering Alf". 20 July 2016. Retrieved 2023-10-16.
- ↑ "Baltic International Centre for Economic Policy Studies". Retrieved 2023-10-14.
- ↑ "Baltic Journal of Economics. Taylor & Francis". Retrieved 2023-10-14.
- ↑ "Alf Vanags Memorial Lectures". 7 February 2022. Retrieved 2023-10-16.
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