Walter Eucken (1891–1950)

Archival location guide — where this economist’s surviving papers are held, their notable correspondents, and key published sources.

Born 1891 · died 1950

Walter Eucken was a German economist of the Freiburg school and father of ordoliberalism. Ordoliberalism was based on the concept of social market economy balancing free markets with regulatory oversight. The Walter Eucken Institut was founded four years after his death and his ideas influenced West Germany’s economic policy.

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Where the papers are held

The surviving papers of Walter Eucken (1891–1950) are held at Thuringian State and University Library.

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