List of prominent scholars and the work in field of economics

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List of prominent scholars and the work in field of economics 

  1. Adam Smith - "The Wealth of Nations" (1776) - Laid the foundation for classical economics.

  2. John Maynard Keynes - "The General Theory of Employment, Interest, and Money" (1936) - A key figure in the development of modern macroeconomics.

  3. Milton Friedman - "A Monetary History of the United States" (1963) - Championed monetarism and free-market principles.

  4. Amartya Sen - Work on welfare economics and development, notably "Development as Freedom" (1999).

  5. Paul Krugman - Contributions to international trade theory and economic geography. Won the Nobel Prize in 2008.

  6. Joseph Stiglitz - Work on information asymmetry, development economics, and global economic issues. Nobel Prize in 2001.

  7. Thomas Piketty - "Capital in the Twenty-First Century" (2013) - Analyzed wealth and income inequality over time.

  8. Gary Becker - Pioneer in the field of human capital theory and the economic analysis of social issues.

  9. Elinor Ostrom - Won the Nobel Prize in 2009 for her work on economic governance, particularly in relation to the commons.

  10. Friedrich Hayek - "The Road to Serfdom" (1944) - A key figure in the Austrian School of Economics, emphasizing free-market capitalism.


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