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What was Jan Tinbergen's brother's name?

  • Nikolaas Tinbergen

  • Paul Tinbergen

  • Hans Tinbergen

  • Peter Tinbergen

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Nikolaas Tinbergen was the brother of Jan Tinbergen. Both brothers were prominent figures in the field of economics. Jan Tinbergen was awarded the first Nobel Prize in Economics in 1969 for his work on econometrics and dynamic models. Nikolaas Tinbergen was awarded the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 1973 for his work on animal behavior.
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