The New Palgrave Dictionary of Economics

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Townshead Hugh (1890–1974)

  • Victoria Chick
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1057/978-1-349-95121-5_1452-1
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Abstract

Townshend is an anomaly amongst economists, for he owes his reputation almost entirely to one brilliant article. He took a First in Mathematics at Cambridge in 1912 and stayed on to prepare for the Civil Service examinations under Keynes’s supervision. He served with the Post Office, where his duties included economic forecasting.

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General Theory Economic Journal Actual Trading Objective Factor Current Prex 
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References

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Authors and Affiliations

  • Victoria Chick
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