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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How to use Hayek in a sentence

If anyone could make this dismal stuff funny, it’s Hayek—but not even she can rescue it.
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His 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|Quartz
At 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|DAILY BEAST
The 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|DAILY BEAST

Then we move on, and we require [Austrian economists Ludwig] von Mises and [Friedrich von] Hayek as well.
What Paul Ryan Learned From Ayn Rand|Anne C. Heller|August 16, 2012|DAILY BEAST
It's as if our policy debate has been an extended version of those Keynes-Hayek raps that went viral in 2010 and 2011.
David Mamet's Right Turn|David Frum|May 9, 2012|DAILY BEAST
Yet in 2010 liquidationist arguments no different from those of Schumpeter (or Hayek) suddenly regained prominence.
Paul Krugman: Austerity Is So Wrong!|Paul Krugman|May 6, 2012|DAILY BEAST

British Dictionary definitions for Hayek

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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