A sample of 299 U.S. economics professors, presumably random, responded to our survey which asked favorites in the following areas: Economic thinkers (pre-twentieth century, twentieth century now deceased, living age 60 or older, living under age 60), economics journals, and economics blogs....

Neoclassical economists of the current era frequently pay lip service to Adam Smith's theories to certify the validity of natural-laws-based, laissez-faire policies. However, neoclassical theories are fundamentally disconnected from Adam Smith's notion of value, his understanding of the economic...

Adam Smith war nicht nur der wichtigste Vordenker von Kapitalismus und Marktwirtschaft, sondern auch ihr erster grundlegender Kritiker. Das zeigt Gerhard Streminger in seiner fulminanten, aus den Quellen gearbeiteten Biographie des "ökonomischen Luther", wie Friedrich Engels Smith einmal...

Neoclassical economists of the current era frequently pay lip service to Adam Smith’s theories to certify the validity of natural-laws-based, laissez-faire policies. However, neoclassical theories are fundamentally disconnected from Adam Smith’s notion of value, his understanding of the...