Adam Smith

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gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:philosopher
gptkb:Economist
gptkbp:academic_advisor gptkb:John_Millar
gptkb:William_Cullen
gptkbp:advocated_for gptkb:competition
free markets
division of labor
gptkbp:associated_with gptkb:Scottish_Enlightenment
gptkb:University_of_Edinburgh
gptkb:University_of_Glasgow
Classical economics
gptkbp:birth_date June 16, 1723
1723-06-16
gptkbp:birth_place gptkb:Kirkcaldy,_Scotland
gptkbp:born_in gptkb:Kirkcaldy,_Scotland
Kirkcaldy
gptkbp:concept self-interest
laissez-faire
absolute advantage
comparative advantage
gptkbp:contribution gptkb:economic_analysis
gptkb:moral_philosophy
gptkb:political_theory
Division of labor
Social contract theory
Moral philosophy
Political economy
classical economics
Laissez-faire economics
Market economy
Wealth distribution
social science
Economic policy analysis
Foundation of modern economics
Philosophy of history
Economic growth theory
Role of government in economy
Consumer sovereignty
Invisible hand theory
Moral sentiments theory
Self-interest in economics
Concept of competition
Concept of free markets
Concept of self-interest
gptkbp:criticism overemphasis on markets
neglect of social welfare
misinterpretation of self-interest
simplistic view of human behavior
gptkbp:death_date 1790-07-17
July 17, 1790
gptkbp:death_place gptkb:Edinburgh,_Scotland
gptkbp:education gptkb:Balliol_College,_Oxford
gptkb:University_of_Glasgow
gptkbp:famous_work gptkb:The_Wealth_of_Nations
gptkb:The_Theory_of_Moral_Sentiments
gptkbp:field gptkb:moral_philosophy
gptkb:philosophy
Economics
political economy
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Adam Smith
gptkbp:influence gptkb:socialism
gptkb:economic_analysis
gptkb:Utilitarianism
gptkb:moral_philosophy
gptkb:political_theory
Liberalism
political thought
classical economics
modern economics
economic liberalism
free market capitalism
liberal economics
gptkbp:influenced gptkb:Alfred_Marshall
gptkb:Robert_Lucas
gptkb:Daniel_Kahneman
gptkb:James_Buchanan
gptkb:Ludwig_von_Mises
gptkb:Richard_Thaler
gptkb:Gary_Becker
gptkb:David_Ricardo
gptkb:Thomas_Malthus
gptkb:Elinor_Ostrom
gptkb:Richard_Cantillon
gptkb:John_Maynard_Keynes
gptkb:John_Stuart_Mill
gptkb:Milton_Friedman
gptkb:David_Hume
gptkb:Ben_Bernanke
gptkb:Thomas_Sowell
gptkb:Henry_Hazlitt
gptkb:Thomas_Piketty
gptkb:Friedrich_Hayek
gptkb:Karl_Marx
gptkb:Paul_Samuelson
gptkb:Joseph_Schumpeter
gptkb:Vernon_Smith
gptkb:Adam_Ferguson
Nobel Prize winners in Economics.
Nobel laureates in Economics
gptkbp:influenced_by gptkb:Francis_Hutcheson
gptkb:John_Locke
gptkb:Thomas_Hobbes
gptkb:Jean-Jacques_Rousseau
gptkbp:is_significant_for gptkb:The_Theory_of_Moral_Sentiments
gptkbp:known_for gptkb:The_Wealth_of_Nations
gptkb:The_Theory_of_Moral_Sentiments
invisible hand theory
gptkbp:legacy gptkb:Father_of_Economics
Capitalism
Economic liberalism
Market economy
influence on capitalism
influence on political thought
Moral philosopher
influence on economic policy
founder of modern economics
gptkbp:nationality Scottish
gptkbp:notable_feature Division of labor
economic growth
market equilibrium
wealth distribution
Invisible hand
moral sentiments
gptkbp:notable_students gptkb:John_Millar
gptkb:William_Robertson
gptkb:Adam_Ferguson
gptkbp:occupation gptkb:philosopher
gptkb:Author
gptkb:Economist
gptkb:Professor
gptkbp:philosophy gptkb:Utilitarianism
Empiricism
rationalism
Moral philosophy
empiricism
utilitarianism
gptkbp:resides_in gptkb:Edinburgh
gptkb:Glasgow
gptkb:Oxford
gptkbp:work_period gptkb:18th_century
Scottish Enlightenment period
gptkbp:wrote gptkb:An_Inquiry_into_the_Nature_and_Causes_of_the_Wealth_of_Nations
gptkb:The_Theory_of_Moral_Sentiments
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:The_Royal_Society_of_Arts
gptkb:Marx
gptkb:Karl_Marx
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