| Vera Lutz | |
| Birth Name: | Vera Smith |
| Birth Date: | 1912 |
| Birth Place: | Kent, England |
| Death Date: | [1] |
| Nationality: | British |
| Occupation: | Economist |
| Spouse: | Friedrich Lutz |
| Alma Mater: | London School of Economics |
| Discipline: | Economics |
Vera Constance Lutz, (Smith, 1912–1976), was a British economist. She was married to the German economist Friedrich Lutz.
Smith was born in Kent, England, and studied at the London School of Economics between 1930 and 1935 for a PhD. In 1937, she married German economist Friedrich Lutz, and the couple moved to Princeton University prior to the start of the Second World War, and moved to Zurich in 1951.[2] Lutz's main areas of study were credit theory, economic development theory and labour economics.[3] Vera and Friedrich's 1951 work Theory of Investment of the Firm was said to have "greatly influenced modern capital theory, and would remain a major source of reference for the next decade".[4] Lutz's work Italy, a Study in Economic Development used neoclassical economics, and focused on the differences between Northern and Southern Italy, and the monopolistic behaviour of Italian industry.[5] Vera and Friedrich had been invited to Italy by the Banca d'Italia.[5]