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János Kornai (21 January 1928 – 18 October 2021) was a Hungarian economist noted for his analysis and criticism of the command economies of Eastern European communist states. He also covered macroeconomic aspects in countries undergoing post-Soviet transition.
The Harvard economics department deeply regrets the passing of emeritus Professor János Kornai, who served as Allie S. Freed Professor of Economics from 1986 to 2002. Professor Kornai made seminal contributions to comparative economics and to our understanding of socialist economies.
Oct 23, 2021 · The great Hungarian economist János Kornai, who passed away in October 2021, was a pioneering analyst of shortages, socialist economies and the economics of transition to a market economy. This column outlines what made him one of the most important intellectuals of the twentieth century.
Kornai János ( Budapest, 1928. január 21. – Budapest, 2021. október 18.) Széchenyi-díjas magyar közgazdász, egyetemi tanár, a Magyar Tudományos Akadémia rendes tagja. A szocialista gazdasági rendszer, a nem-egyensúlyi rendszerek és a posztszocialista átmenet nemzetközileg is kiemelkedő kutatója.
János Kornai. Professor of Economics Emeritus , Harvard University , Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA, Professor Emeritus, Corvinus University of Budapest.
János Kornai, full member of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences, emeritus professor of Harvard and Corvinus Universities, officer of the French Legion d'Honneur, member of the Swedish, American, and other academies, died on October 18th 2021. He was 94 years old.
Oct 20, 2021 · A tribute to the foremost academic economist of 20th century Central Europe, who died at 94. Kornai was a pioneer in analyzing the socialist economies’ problems, the transition to market economy, and the role of institutions and trust.
