Hayek
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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If anyone could make this dismal stuff funny, it’s Hayek—but not even she can rescue it.
The Hitman’s Wife’s Bodyguard Is Proof That Some Franchises Deserve to Die | Stephanie Zacharek | June 16, 2021 | TimeHis student Hayek won the economics Nobel in 1974 for his arguments against centralized economic planning and government spending.
Why have two long-dead Austrian economists become cult figures in Brazil? | Samanth Subramanian | March 24, 2021 | QuartzAt the 2013 Golden Globes, Salma Hayek and Paul Rudd presented the award for Best Actor in a TV series.
John Travolta Butchers Idina Menzel’s Name and More Presenter Screw Ups | Marina Watts | March 3, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTThe presenters, including Jeremy Renner and Salma Hayek, were just as A-list as the winners.
The Independent Spirit Awards Give the F Word to the Oscars | Ramin Setoodeh | February 24, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTThen we move on, and we require [Austrian economists Ludwig] von Mises and [Friedrich von] Hayek as well.
It's as if our policy debate has been an extended version of those Keynes-Hayek raps that went viral in 2010 and 2011.
Yet in 2010 liquidationist arguments no different from those of Schumpeter (or Hayek) suddenly regained prominence.
British Dictionary definitions for Hayek
/ (ˈhɑɪjək) /
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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