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Adam Smith

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Known as the 'Father of Economics,' key contributions include the 'invisible hand' principle and the book 'The Wealth of Nations,' advocating for free market economics.

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Leon Walras

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Developed the theory of General Equilibrium, using the Walrasian Auctioneer as a construct for market equilibrium.

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David Ricardo

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Known for Comparative Advantage and the Labor Theory of Value, which form the basis of international trade theory.

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Arthur Pigou

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He is known for his work on welfare economics and for the concept of Pigouvian taxes designed to correct negative externalities.

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Paul Krugman

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Won the Nobel Prize for his analysis of trade patterns and location of economic activity; also known for his work on the New Trade Theory and New Economic Geography.

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Jean-Baptiste Say

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Known for Say's Law: supply creates its own demand. He argued that production is the primary driver of economic prosperity.

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Herbert A. Simon

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Contributed to the theory of bounded rationality and satisficing in decision-making processes in the context of economic behavior.

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Ludwig von Mises

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A key figure in the Austrian School of Economics, emphasized the role of individual action and the importance of free markets.

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Friedrich Hayek

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Known for his defense of classical liberalism and free-market capitalism, criticized central planning in 'The Road to Serfdom.'

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Thorstein Veblen

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Coined the term 'conspicuous consumption' and criticized capitalism from a socio-economic perspective.

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John R. Commons

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He focused on institutional economics and the collective action of workers through trade unions and other associations.

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Milton Friedman

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A proponent of Monetarism, emphasizing the importance of monetary policy and arguing for the natural rate of unemployment.

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Joseph Schumpeter

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Contributed to the understanding of business cycles and innovation with his concept of 'creative destruction.'

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Francis Edgeworth

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Developed the concept of the Edgeworth Box, used to illustrate economic equilibrium and the efficiency of markets.

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Hyman Minsky

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Known for the Financial Instability Hypothesis, detailing how financial markets can move from stability to crisis.

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John Maynard Keynes

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Developed Keynesian Economics, emphasizing the need for government intervention in economies to counteract recessions and depressions.

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Karl Marx

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Founder of Marxist Economics, which critiques capitalism and proposes a socialist system where production is communally owned.

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Alfred Marshall

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Developed the concepts of 'elasticity,' 'consumer surplus,' and 'producer surplus,' and popularized the use of supply and demand graphs.

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Gary Becker

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Extended economic analysis to a wide range of human behavior and interaction, including crime and family organization.

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Amartya Sen

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Known for his work on welfare economics, poverty, and the Capability Approach, focusing on human development and empowerment.

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Paul Samuelson

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His work laid the foundations of modern economics, including the theory of public goods and the Samuelson condition for efficient provision of public goods.

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Wassily Leontief

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Devised the Input-Output analysis, which models the interdependencies between different sectors of a national economy.

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Thomas Malthus

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Famous for his theory of population growth and his predictions of population outpacing food supply, leading to crisis.

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Kenneth Arrow

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His Impossibility Theorem, which states that no rank-order voting system can be designed to reflect the preferences of individuals in a global ranking while also meeting a specified set of criteria.

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Elinor Ostrom

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Her work on the governance of common pool resources challenges the traditional 'tragedy of the commons' narrative.

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Eugen von Böhm-Bawerk

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Austrian economist who contributed to the theory of capital and interest rates with his work on 'time preference.'

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John Nash

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Known for Nash Equilibrium in game theory, which finds its application in analysis of competition and strategy.

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Robert Lucas, Jr.

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He pioneered the new classical approach to macroeconomics, and his work on rational expectations has deeply influenced macroeconomic theory.

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Joan Robinson

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Known for her work on imperfect competition, economic philosophies against neoclassical economics, and contributions to Keynesian economics.

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Irving Fisher

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Made numerous contributions, including the quantity theory of money and the Fisher equation linking inflation and interest rates.

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