Lars Pålsson Syll
| Lars Jörgen Pålsson Syll | |
|---|---|
| Born | November 5, 1957 |
| Nationality | Swedish |
| Field |
Economics History of economic thought |
| School or tradition |
Post-Keynesian economics |
| Influences |
John Maynard Keynes John Kenneth Galbraith Hyman Minsky Amartya Sen |
Lars Jörgen Pålsson Syll (born November 5, 1957) is a Swedish economist who is a Professor of Social Studies and Associate professor of Economic History at Malmö University College. Pålsson Syll has been a prominent contributor to the economic debate in Sweden over the global financial crisis that began in 2008.
Lars Jörgen Pålsson Syll (born in 1957) received a PhD in economic history in 1991 and a PhD in economics in 1997, both at Lund University. In 1995 he was appointed associate professor in economic history at Malmö University College. In 2004 he was appointed a professor of social studies at Malmö University College. He researches and teaches the history of economic theory and methodology. Other research areas include theories of distributive justice and critical realist social science. He also studied under Hyman Minsky as a young research stipendiate in the U.S. at the beginning of the 1980s. Lars Pålsson Syll has written several books and many articles in scientific journals.
Pålsson Syll believes in a Post-Keynesian and institutional approach to the study of the economy. This theory, notably advanced by Douglass North and Robert Fogel, emphasizes the importance of efficient institutions in achieving economic growth. He has described both Joseph Schumpeter and John Kenneth Galbraith as "quasi-institutionalists", in the meaning they were "heterodox-economists", influenced by other schools of thought. He is a critical realist and an outspoken opponent of all kinds of social constructivism and postmodern relativism. He has been strongly influenced by John Maynard Keynes. In 2011 he was a strong supporter of Paul Romer to be awarded the Nobel prize for economics for his work on how people really behave in the market.
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