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Desperately Seeking Smithians: Responses to the Questionnaire about Building an Identity

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The September 2008 issue of Econ Journal Watch carried an essay about building an identity for “our†economics. It attempted to motivate a questionnaire on the matter, a questionnaire that was then sent out to 408 individuals, mostly economists. Responses were received from 42 individuals, including Bryan Caplan, Peter Boettke, David Henderson, Steven Horwitz, Deirdre McCloskey, Thomas Mayer, Robert Nelson, Edward Prescott, Colin Robinson, Richard Timberlake, Robert Tollison, and Leland Yeager. This piece is a brief introduction to the compendium of responses that is provided as an appendix.

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  • Daniel B. Klein, 2009. "Desperately Seeking Smithians: Responses to the Questionnaire about Building an Identity," Econ Journal Watch, Econ Journal Watch, vol. 6(1), pages 113-180, January.
    • Handle: RePEc:ejw:journl:v:6:y:2009:i:1:p:113-180
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    1. Benjamin Powell & Edward Stringham, 2012. "Radical scholarship taking on the mainstream: Murray Rothbard’s contribution," The Review of Austrian Economics, Springer;Society for the Development of Austrian Economics, vol. 25(4), pages 315-327, December.

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    Keywords

    Identity; economist; Adam Smith; Smithian; classical liberal; free market;
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    JEL classification:

    • A0 - General Economics and Teaching - - General
    • A1 - General Economics and Teaching - - General Economics
    • B0 - Schools of Economic Thought and Methodology - - General

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