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. He was the elder brother to Swedish economist

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. His work, in particular the ''Åkerman problem'', played in an important role in the development of Wicksell's work on the role of capital. And was, according to Velupillai, one of the first to approach the problem of fixed capital as a joint product - work that was later developed by

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and

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Velupillai, K. (1998) Akerman, Johan Gustav: In

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. eds Eatwell et al He was elected member of the

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in 1938.

Key works

* (1923) ''Realkapital und Kapitalzins: Heft I.'' Stockholm Centralryckeriet * (1924) ''Realkapital und Kapitalzins: Heft II.'' Stockholm Centralryckeriet

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Akerman, Gustaf 1888 births 1959 deaths Swedish economists Academic staff of the University of Gothenburg Members of the Royal Society of Sciences and Letters in Gothenburg