Sir Hans Wolfgang Singer (29 November 1910 - 26 February 2006) was a development economist best known for the Singer-Prebisch thesis, which states that the terms of trade move against producers of primary products. He is one of the primary figures of heterodox economics. Wikipedia
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In 1947, Singer moved onto the United Nations, with which he would be associated for much of his career (he had a simultanous appointment at the New School). www.economyprofessor.com/theorists/hanssinger.php
Singer was one of the first economists employed by the United Nations, joining the UN economic affairs department in 1947. www.guardian.co.uk/obituaries/story/0,,1720289,00.html
PROFESSOR Sir Hans Singer was Britains most highlyrespected authority on the economics of developing countries, a field he helped to pioneer, and to which he made innumerable theoretical and practical contributions. www.timesonline.co.uk/article/0,,60-2061164,00.html
Professor Singer, now in his mid-eighties, worked for 22 years (1947-1969) in the United Nations in various senior capacities. www.southcentre.org/southletter/sl30/South%20Letter%2030t...