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Post by maratd » Sun, Jan 22, 2012, 4:10 AM UTC

raldi wrote: post #50

maratd wrote: post #32

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I'd say he will be the most influential economist of both centuries. For those who don't who he is, the man is a fantastic public speaker on top of everything and there are a ton of videos on YouTube to get you familiarized.

Sadly, you mean "was".

Post by bfrs » Sun, Jan 22, 2012, 4:57 AM UTC

kingkilr wrote: post #33

maratd wrote: post #32

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I'd say he will be the most influential economist of both centuries. For those who don't who he is, the man is a fantastic public speaker on top of everything and there are a ton of videos on YouTube to get you familiarized.

I highly recommend the video series "Free to Choose", regardless of your politics or background in economics there is something to be learned from it.

Post by dlitz » Sun, Jan 22, 2012, 7:04 AM UTC

Nrsolis wrote: post #4

arjunnarayan wrote: post #3

I'm pretty sure this isn't actual rejection notices for these papers, but made up ones in jest.

It would be VERY interesting to know if that's the case. The meme of what seems to be a brilliant idea being pooh-pooh'ed by the then-current intelligentsia is almost as common as funny cat pictures with silly quotes. "In 1962, Smith entered Yale University. While attending Yale, he wrote a paper for an economics class, outlining overnight delivery service in a computer information age. Folklore suggests that he rece…