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There is no single Belgian school of economics, but a number of Belgian economists have made significant contributions, including Adolphe Quetelet, Ernest Solvay, Léon Dupriez, Paul Van Zeeland, Gaston Eyskens, Étienne Sadi Kirschen, Robert Triffin and Jacques Drèze.
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Erreygers, G. (2018). Economics in Belgium. In: The New Palgrave Dictionary of Economics. Palgrave Macmillan, London. https://doi.org/10.1057/978-1-349-95189-5_2954
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