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Tjalling Koopmans (1910–1985)

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

Portrait of Tjalling Koopmans (1910–1985)

Born 1910 · died 1985

Tjalling Charles Koopmans was a Dutch-American mathematician and economist. He was the joint winner with Leonid Kantorovich of the 1975 Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences for his work on the theory of the optimum allocation of resources. Koopmans showed that on the basis of certain efficiency criteria, it is possible to make important deductions concerning optimum price systems.

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Where the papers are held

The surviving papers of Tjalling Koopmans (1910–1985) are held at Manuscripts and Archives Department Yale University Library.

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Tjalling Koopmans (1910–1985). “Archival papers.” Economists’ Papers, https://www.economistspapers.org.uk/koopmans-tjalling-1910-1985/ (accessed 2 Aug 2026).