Hayek
[ hah-yek ]
/ ˈhɑ yɛk /
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noun
Frie·drich Au·gust von [free-drik aw-guhst von; German free-drikh-ou-goost fuhn], /ˈfri drɪk ˈɔ gəst vɒn; German ˈfri drɪx ˈaʊ gʊst fən/, 1899–1992, British economist, born in Austria: Nobel Prize 1974.
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Hayek
/ (ˈhɑɪjək) /
noun
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
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