Don Boudreaux on The Essential Hayek

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The month of October 2024 marks the 50th anniversary of F. A. Hayek winning the Nobel Prize. Winning such a prize is obviously a big deal, but someone wins one every year, so what’s the big deal about this guy? 

Well. Hayek’s contributions to the field of economics are significant because they spoke to more than simply economics. Spontaneous order, price signals as information, and the pretense of knowledge all might come to mind, but they might not. (Maybe you’re new to this! If so, helloooo there!) These concepts branch into philosophy, social structure, and the nature of the human mind. Stick with us to learn the depths and beauty of Hayekian thought, in the first of this series! 

Want to explore more?

• Profile in Liberty: Friedrich A. Hayek, at Econlib.
• Don Boudreaux on Reading Hayek, an EconTalk podcast.
• Elaine Sternberg, The Power and Pervasiveness of Spontaneous Order, at Econlib.
• Nicholas Wapshott on Keynes and Hayek, an EconTalk podcast.
• Hayek and Spontaneous Orders, at the Online Library of Liberty.

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