Hayek

[ hah-yek ]

noun

1. Frie·drich Au·gust von [free, -drik , aw, -g, uh, st von, free, -d, r, i, kh, , ou, -g, oo, st f, uh, n], 1899–1992, British economist and political philosopher, born in Austria: shared Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences 1974 with Gunnar Myrdal.

Hayek

/ ˈhɑɪjək /

noun

1. HayekFriedrich August von18991992MBritishAustrianSOCIAL SCIENCE: economistPHILOSOPHY: philosopher Friedrich August von. 1899–1992, British economist and political philosopher, born in Austria: noted for his advocacy of free-market ideas; shared the Nobel prize for economics 1974

Example Sentences

At the 2013 Golden Globes, Salma Hayek and Paul Rudd presented the award for Best Actor in a TV series.

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The presenters, including Jeremy Renner and Salma Hayek, were just as A-list as the winners.

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Then we move on, and we require [Austrian economists Ludwig] von Mises and [Friedrich von] Hayek as well.

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It's as if our policy debate has been an extended version of those Keynes-Hayek raps that went viral in 2010 and 2011.

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Yet in 2010 liquidationist arguments no different from those of Schumpeter (or Hayek) suddenly regained prominence.

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