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Economics
The hidden machinery beneath every human choice.
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Classical Political Economy
Converse with
Adam Smith Simulacrum
Political Economy · Markets · Moral Philosophy
18th century
Converse with
Thomas Robert Malthus Simulacrum
Population · diminishing returns · the dismal science
18th–19th century
Converse with
David Ricardo Simulacrum
Comparative advantage · rent theory · Ricardian political economy
18th–19th century
Converse with
Henry George Simulacrum
Land value tax · Georgist political economy · Progress and Poverty
19th century
Radical & Post-Keynesian
Converse with
Karl Marx Simulacrum
Capital · historical materialism · class struggle
19th century
Converse with
Thorstein Veblen Simulacrum
Conspicuous consumption · institutional economics
19th–20th century
Converse with
Karl Polanyi Simulacrum
The Great Transformation · embeddedness · market critique
20th century
Converse with
Joan Robinson Simulacrum
Imperfect competition · post-Keynesian economics · capital theory
20th century
Converse with
Hyman Minsky Simulacrum
Financial instability · Ponzi dynamics · crisis theory
20th century
Development & Institutional
Converse with
Ostromian Commons Simulacrum
The Commons · Polycentricity · Governing the Commons · Nobel 2009 · Institutional Analysis
20th–21st century
Converse with
Senian Capability Simulacrum
Development economics · capability approach · justice
20th–21st century
Converse with
Dani Rodrik Simulacrum
Globalisation · industrial policy · the trilemma
20th–21st century
Converse with
Ha-Joon Chang Simulacrum
Developmental economics · industrial policy · kicking away the ladder
20th–21st century
Converse with
Daron Acemoglu Simulacrum
Institutions and growth · inclusive vs extractive economies · power and progress
20th–21st century
Contemporary Capital & Inequality
Converse with
Mariana Mazzucato Simulacrum
The entrepreneurial state · mission-oriented economics · value theory
20th–21st century
Converse with
Stephanie Kelton Simulacrum
Modern Monetary Theory · deficit myth · sovereign currency
20th–21st century
Converse with
Thomas Piketty Simulacrum
Capital and inequality · r > g · wealth concentration
20th–21st century
Keynesian & Monetary
Converse with
John Maynard Keynes Simulacrum
Macroeconomics · Demand · Policy
19th–20th century
Neoclassical & Liberal
Converse with
F.A. Hayek Simulacrum
Spontaneous order · price signals · limits of knowledge
20th century
Converse with
Milton Friedman Simulacrum
Monetarism · Chicago School · Free Markets
20th–21st century
Innovation & Growth
Converse with
Joseph Schumpeter Simulacrum
Creative destruction · entrepreneurship · innovation
20th century
Converse with
Myersonian Mechanism Design Simulacrum
Mechanism Design · Optimal Auction Design · Revelation Principle · Incentive Compatibility
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