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Karl Gunnar Myrdal (December 6, 1898 May 17, 1987) was a Swedish economist and politician. He was born in Gustafs, Dalarna, and died in Danderyd, close to Stockholm. He graduated from Stockholm University Law School in 1923 and received a doctorate degree in Economics in 1927. He married Alva Myrdal in 1924, and they had three children including Jan Myrdal, Kaj Fölster (mother of Stefan Fölster) and Sissela Bok. He, with Friedrich Hayek, were awarded the 1974 Nobel Prize for Economics for their... full article at wikipedia
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