Wilhelm Lautenbach
German economist

Wilhelm Lautenbach

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German economist
Gender:
Male
Places:
Germany
Is:
Economist
Work field:
Finance
Birth:
12 January 1891(Oelde, Warendorf, Münster Government Region, North Rhine-Westphalia)
Death:
24 May 1948(Davos, Graubünden, Switzerland)
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Dr. Wilhelm Lautenbach (* August 26, 1891 in Zwinge; † May 24, 1948 in Davos) was a German official at the Economics Ministry at the beginning of the 1920s.

He is known primarily for the so-called Lautenbach Plan. The Plan was discussed at a secret conference on September 16 and 17, 1931 and first rejected but parts of it later implemented by German governments Papen and Schleicher. He has been called "a pre-Keynes Keynesian".

The German economist Wolfgang Stützel who developed the Balances Mechanics (german: Saldenmechanik) appreciates Wilhelm Lautenbach in regard to „his" credit theory of money ("Kreditmechanik"), calls it "Lautenbachsche Kreditmechanik".

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  • Lautenbach Plan (Möglichkeiten einer Konjunkturbelebung durch Investition und Kreditausweitung), 9. September 1931 (PDF; 151 kB).