科斯 (Kēsī): Coase (transliterated surname)

Meanings

1 Coase (transliterated surname)
2 Kos / Cos (Greek island name)

Characters

科

Examples

科斯定理是经济学中的重要理论。

Kēsī dìnglǐ shì jīngjìxué zhōng de zhòngyào lǐlùn.

The Coase theorem is an important theory in economics.

罗纳德·科斯获得了诺贝尔经济学奖。

Luónàdé Kēsī huòdéle Nuòbèi'ěr jīngjìxué jiǎng.

Ronald Coase won the Nobel Prize in Economics.

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culture

Most prominent in Chinese context as the surname of British-American economist Ronald Coase (罗纳德·科斯, 1910-2013), originator of the 科斯定理 (Coase theorem) on transaction costs and property rights — required reading in Chinese economics programs.