Background
VON WEIZSAECKER, Carl Christian was born in 1938 in Berlin, Germany.
VON WEIZSAECKER, Carl Christian was born in 1938 in Berlin, Germany.
Doctor of Philosophy, Habilitation University Basel, Switzerland, 1961, 1965.
Professor of Economics, University Heidelberg, 1965-1972. Visiting Professor, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States of America, 1968-1970. Professor of Economics, University Bielefeld, 1972-1974, University Bonn, 1974-1982.
Professor of Economics, University Berne, Switzerland, since 1982.
Theory of optimal growth: ‘golden rule’ and ‘overtaking criterion’. Theory of technical progress: theory of induced technical change. Capital theory: duality relations in capital theory.
Steady state capital theory. Coefficient of intertemporal substitution. Welfare economics of endogenous tastes.
Concept of barriers to entry. Proposals for reform of the telecommunications sector.