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This article explores the academic family tree of Jan Tinbergen. It traces the connections between Tinbergen, his own academic mentor, and several generations of students he has inspired. The academic family tree offers a different perspective on the connections, influences, and continuation of Tinbergen’s academic legacy, tracing its roots back to his 1929 dissertation: Minimumproblemen in de natuurkunde en ekonomie.

Institutional Inspiration Frans de Vries was one of the first institutional economists. He took on a realist perspective, viewing...