Birgit Grodal

Who was Birgit Grodal?

Birgit Grodal was an economics professor at the University of Copenhagen from 1968 until her death in 2004. Birgit Grodal worked on micro-economic theory, mathematical economics, and general equilibrium theory. She earned a Ph.D. in mathematics under Werner Fenchel.

Her major works include A Second Remark on the Core of an Atomless Economy" published in Econometrica in 1972, and Existence of Approximate Cores with Incomplete Preferences published in Econometrica in 1976.

Birgit Grodal was a member of the Econometric Society starting in 1981 and served on the executive committee between 1997 and 2000. Birgit Grodal was elected president of the European Economic Association, but died before she was scheduled to attain her presidency.

She was born on June 24, 1943.