Hayek
[hah-yek]
- Frie·drich Au·gust von [free-drik aw-guh st von; German free-drikh ou-goo st fuh n] /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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Then we move on, and we require [Austrian economists Ludwig] von Mises and [Friedrich von] Hayek as well.
Yet in 2010 liquidationist arguments no different from those of Schumpeter (or Hayek) suddenly regained prominence.
While Hayek, by contrast, is more slippery and much less helpful when it comes to determining what government should actually do.
After all, understanding what Hayek stands for is hard; understanding what the Republican Party stands for is easy.
But readers should be wary of drawing too many political conclusions based on associations with either Hayek or Keynes.
Hayek
- 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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