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Commenting here [2], IndianaJim asks my list of top-ten economists of all time. It’s a difficult list to compile, but here goes – with a bit of fudging at the end:
1. F.A. Hayek [3]
2. Adam Smith [4]
3. James M. Buchanan [5]
4. Armen Alchian [6]
5. Ronald Coase [7]
6. Harold Demsetz [8]
7. Julian Simon [9]
8. Milton Friedman [10]
9. Frederic Bastiat [11]
10t.* Joseph Schumpeter [12]
“t” means “tentative.” Other candidates for this coveted No. 10 slot are J.-B. Say [13], Carl Menger [14], Knut Wicksell [15], Philip Wicksteed [16], Alfred Marshall [17], Frank Knight [18], Aaron Director [19], and Gordon Tullock [20].