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Hans Singer (1910–2006)

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

Born 1910 · died 2006

Sir Hans Wolfgang Singer was a German-born British development economist best known for the Prebisch-Singer thesis, which states that the terms of trade move against producers of primary products. He is one of the primary figures of heterodox economics.

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Where the papers are held

The surviving papers of Hans Singer (1910–2006) are held at Stadtarchiv Dresden.

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Cite this entry

Hans Singer (1910–2006). “Archival papers.” Economists’ Papers, https://www.economistspapers.org.uk/singer-hans-1910-2006/ (accessed 2 Aug 2026).