Economists

Irving Fisher

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General Reference

Economics Atlas. "Irving Fisher." Accessed September 1, 2026. https://economics.interactiveatlas.org/economists/irving-fisher.

APA Style

Economics Atlas. (n.d.). Irving Fisher. Retrieved September 1, 2026, from https://economics.interactiveatlas.org/economists/irving-fisher

BibTeX

@misc{economicsatlas-irving-fisher,
  author = {Economics Atlas},
  title = {Irving Fisher},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://economics.interactiveatlas.org/economists/irving-fisher},
  note = {Accessed September 1, 2026}
}

Irving Fisher (1867-1947) was an American economist at Yale University, one of the first American neoclassical economists. He formulated the Fisher equation relating nominal and real interest rates to inflation, and restated the quantity theory of money through the equation of exchange. His later work on debt deflation, developed after his own losses in the 1929 crash, was later embraced by post-Keynesian economists including Hyman Minsky.

Facts

Birth Date

1867-02-27 1

Death Date

1947-04-29 1

Nationality

American 1

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