Friedrich August von Hayek
1899–1992
Nationality: Austrian
Historical Period: The 20th Century and Beyond
Hayek was one of the most important free market economists of the 20th century. He was a member of the “Austrian school of economics”, taught at the London School of Economics, wrote extensively on banking and monetary theory, the socialist calculation debate, and the theory of spontaneous orders.
For additional information about Friedrich Hayek see the following:
- Essays on Hayek
- The Legacy of Friedrich von Hayek (audio)
- at our sister website Econlib: the Concise Encyclopedia of Economics entry on Hayek
- Author: BOLL 12: F.A. Hayek, “The Use of Knowledge in Society” (1945)
- Author: BOLL 18: Friedrich Hayek, “Kinds of Order in Society” (1964)
- Foreword: Economics as a Coordination Problem: The Contributions of Friedrich A. Hayek
- Introduction: An Enquiry into the Nature and Effects of the Paper Credit of Great Britain
- Author: New Individualist Review
- Author: “Richard Cantillon”
- Introduction: Selected Essays on Political Economy (FEE ed.)
- Foreword: Socialism: An Economic and Sociological Analysis
- Editor: Toward Liberty: Essays in Honor of Ludwig von Mises, vol. 1
- Editor: Toward Liberty: Essays in Honor of Ludwig von Mises, vol. 2
- Author: “The Use of Knowledge in Society” (1945)