Calvin B. Hoover
Calvin Bryce Hoover | |
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Calvin Bryce Hoover | |
| Born | April 14, 1897 |
| Died | June 23, 1974 (aged 77) |
| Nationality | American |
| Known for | Economics, Consulting |
| Academic background | |
| Alma mater | Monmouth College, University of Wisconsin–Madison |
| Academic work | |
| Discipline | Comparative economic systems |
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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.