Comprehensive directory containing biographies of world's most famous economists.

If names like John M. Keynes, Adam Smith, Milton Friedman, David Hume, Ludwig von Mises, and Thomas Malthus feature in any given list of famous economists, it’s because of their immense contribution.

This is an incomplete alphabetical list by surname of notable economists, experts in the social science of economics, past and present. For a history of economics, see the article History of economic thought. Only economists with biographical articles in Wikipedia are listed here.

2023年8月11日 · Adam Smith, John Maynard Keynes, and Joseph Stiglitz are some of the known economists. Let us look at the accomplishments and personal lives of these 20 economists. 1. Adam Smith (1723-1790) Scottish National Gallery, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons. His common name is the founder of modern economics.

2024年8月1日 · While there have been many famous economists, some of the most well-known names include Adam Smith, David Ricardo, Karl Marx, John Maynard Keynes, Friedrich Hayek, and Milton Friedman.

2023年11月13日 · Explore our list profiling 25 influential economists who have made groundbreaking discoveries and built theoretical frameworks for future economists to follow. Among this list are economists from diverse backgrounds, with research interests in multiple areas of inquiry.

Vernon L. Smith is most famous for developing the field of experimental economics. His approach to the economic sciences grew out of his early training in electrical engineering (he received his PhD in the field from Caltech in 1949).

2023年8月17日 · However, to grasp all the changes happening today, it is essential to look at the works of the most famous economists in the world. Adam Smith is considered one of the most influential...

Prominent economists of the modern era, not least Milton Friedman, consider him the greatest American economist ever to have lived. Unfortunately, his star waned in 1929 when, three days before the terrible calamity that was the Wall Street Crash, he stated authoritatively, “Stock prices have reached what looks like a permanently high plateau.”

2021年7月21日 · Here’s a timeline of some of the most influential economists in history. You may recognise Adam Smith on the back of your £20 note. Educated at the University of Glasgow at the age of 14, he went on to pioneer political economy and is …