288 sats \ 6 replies \ @TomK 12 Aug \ on: Who is the best economist according to you? econ
Ludwig von Mises Murray Rothbard Hans-H. Hoppe
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221 sats \ 3 replies \ @Undisciplined 12 Aug
I have the same answer, so I'll give an honorable mention to Kenneth Arrow.
He used more modern mathematical notation to demonstrate several extremely important results: i.e. collective decision making cannot be done fairly and the market clearing price will always be at an optimally efficient level.
He doesn't get enough credit, imo, because his indisputable conclusions are very inconvenient for the wannabe technocrats who dominate the profession and because his mathematical approach is not appreciated by the Austrians.
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108 sats \ 0 replies \ @SimpleStacker 12 Aug
+1 for Ken Arrow.
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56 sats \ 1 reply \ @TomK 12 Aug
yes, it's true, I studied so long ago that I've already forgotten so many details. but an interesting personality in this context indeed
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68 sats \ 0 replies \ @Undisciplined 12 Aug
I decided to become an economist after reading Arrow's Impossibility Theorem.
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0 sats \ 0 replies \ @BlokchainB 12 Aug
How this poll doesn’t list Mises is beyond me
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0 sats \ 0 replies \ @Enemy_of_the_state 12 Aug
THIS IS THE ONLY CORRECT ANSWER (dont forget Carl Menger)
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