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Amartya Sen
Work on welfare economics and development. Key idea: Capabilities Approach.
Arthur Laffer
Known for the Laffer Curve, illustrating tax rates and revenue. Key idea: Supply-Side Economics.
Ronald Coase
Originator of the Coase Theorem. Key idea: Transaction Costs.
Paul Samuelson
First American Nobel Laureate in Economics. Key idea: Foundations of Economic Analysis and modern economic theory.
Joseph Schumpeter
Known for his theories on business cycles and development. Key idea: Creative Destruction.
Friedrich Hayek
Key proponent of Classical Liberalism. Key idea: The Road to Serfdom - critique of central planning.
Gary Becker
Known for applying economics to social issues. Key idea: Economic approach to human behavior.
Irving Fisher
Contributions to the theory of interest and the quantity theory of money. Key idea: Fisher Equation.
Robert Solow
Developed the Solow-Swan model of economic growth. Key idea: Exogenous Growth Theory.
Paul Krugman
Research on international economics and economic geography. Key idea: New Trade Theory.
Adam Smith
Father of Modern Economics and author of 'The Wealth of Nations'. Key idea: Invisible Hand
Kenneth Arrow
Known for his work in welfare economics and social choice theory. Key idea: Arrow's Impossibility Theorem.
Franco Modigliani
Contributions to Keynesian economics and finance. Key idea: Life-Cycle Hypothesis.
Milton Friedman
Leader of the Chicago School of Economics. Key idea: Monetarism and Free Market philosophy.
John Stuart Mill
Prominent Classical Economist. Key idea: Theories of liberty and utilitarianism.
John Kenneth Galbraith
Contributions to the development of modern economic thought. Key idea: Countervailing Power.
Hyman Minsky
Known for his theories about financial instability. Key idea: Minsky Moment.
Thomas Malthus
Originator of Malthusianism. Key idea: Population growth can outpace food supply leading to crisis.
Robert Lucas Jr.
Known for his work in macroeconomics and rational expectations. Key idea: Lucas Critique.
Dani Rodrik
Known for his work on globalization and development economics. Key idea: The Globalization Paradox.
Joseph Stiglitz
Research on information asymmetries and market failure. Key idea: Information Economics.
Herbert Simon
Introduced concepts of bounded rationality and satisficing. Key idea: Administrative Behavior.
David Ricardo
Influential Classical Economist. Key idea: Comparative Advantage and Law of Rent.
James Tobin
Tobin was instrumental in developing the ideas of Keynesian economics. Key idea: Tobin's Q.
Karl Marx
Founder of Marxist Economics. Key idea: Labor Theory of Value and class struggle.
Alfred Marshall
Neoclassical Economics proponent. Key idea: Principles of Economics and the elasticity concept.
Douglass North
Notable for his work in economic history and institutional economics. Key idea: Institutions matter in economic development.
Ludwig von Mises
Major figure in the Austrian School of Economics. Key idea: Praxeology and Economic Calculation Problem.
John Maynard Keynes
Founder of Keynesian Economics. Key idea: Government intervention can stabilize economies.
Elinor Ostrom
Analysis of economic governance, especially the commons. Key idea: Governing the Commons.
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