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Among the leading candidates for greatest economist of all time, Adam Smith was analytically the weakest, save perhaps Malthus.

Drawn from what Tyler Cowen said

Subjecteconomists
What this subject means

economists The economists themselves and the schools they founded -- Smith, Mill, Keynes, Hayek, Friedman -- rather than any one economic question.

What Tyler Cowen actually said

  1. Tyler Cowen Economist at George Mason University
    Of all the contenders for GOAT, Smith seems to be clearly the worst economist, with the possible exception of Malthus.

    Where this was said

    ↗GOAT: Who is the Greatest Economist of all Time and Why Does it Matter?tylercowen.com

    1 Oct 2023

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