G. L. S. Shackle
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G. L. S. Shackle was a British economist and philosopher of uncertainty known for his influential work on expectations, decision-making under uncertainty, and his contributions to Post-Keynesian thought.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| G. L. S. Shackle canonical | 1 |
| William Cunningham (economist) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: G. L. S. Shackle Context triple: [Post-Keynesian economics, developedBy, G. L. S. Shackle]
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John R. Hicks
John R. Hicks was a British economist and Nobel laureate renowned for his influential contributions to microeconomic theory, welfare economics, and the development of general equilibrium analysis.
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James Meade
James Meade was a British economist and Nobel Prize laureate renowned for his influential work on international trade and economic policy.
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James Meade
James Meade was an American military officer after whom Meade County in Kentucky was named, recognized for his service in the early 19th century.
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Nicholas Kaldor
Nicholas Kaldor was a prominent 20th-century Hungarian-British economist known for his influential contributions to growth theory, distribution, and economic policy, particularly within the post-Keynesian tradition.
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A. W. Phillips
A. W. Phillips was a New Zealand-born economist best known for formulating the relationship between unemployment and wage/price inflation that became known as the Phillips curve.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: G. L. S. Shackle Target entity description: G. L. S. Shackle was a British economist and philosopher of uncertainty known for his influential work on expectations, decision-making under uncertainty, and his contributions to Post-Keynesian thought.
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A.
John R. Hicks
John R. Hicks was a British economist and Nobel laureate renowned for his influential contributions to microeconomic theory, welfare economics, and the development of general equilibrium analysis.
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B.
James Meade
James Meade was a British economist and Nobel Prize laureate renowned for his influential work on international trade and economic policy.
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C.
James Meade
James Meade was an American military officer after whom Meade County in Kentucky was named, recognized for his service in the early 19th century.
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D.
Nicholas Kaldor
Nicholas Kaldor was a prominent 20th-century Hungarian-British economist known for his influential contributions to growth theory, distribution, and economic policy, particularly within the post-Keynesian tradition.
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E.
A. W. Phillips
A. W. Phillips was a New Zealand-born economist best known for formulating the relationship between unemployment and wage/price inflation that became known as the Phillips curve.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
British person
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economist ⓘ philosopher of economics ⓘ |
| approach |
non-ergodic view of economic processes
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subjectivist theory of expectations ⓘ |
| birthDate | 1903-07-14 ⓘ |
| citizenship | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| criticized | use of probability in economic decision-making under genuine uncertainty ⓘ |
| deathDate | 1992-03-03 ⓘ |
| education | London School of Economics ⓘ |
| employer |
University of Cambridge
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linked to:
Cambridge University
University of Leeds ⓘ University of Liverpool ⓘ |
| era | 20th-century economics ⓘ |
| field |
decision theory
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economics ⓘ philosophy of uncertainty ⓘ |
| fullName | George Lennox Sharman Shackle ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| givenName | George ⓘ |
| influenced |
Austrian-school economists interested in uncertainty
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Post-Keynesian economists ⓘ
linked to:
Post-Keynesian economics
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| influencedBy |
Frank Knight
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John Maynard Keynes ⓘ |
| knownFor |
concept of potential surprise
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critique of probabilistic decision theory ⓘ decision-making under uncertainty ⓘ non-probabilistic uncertainty ⓘ subjective expectations ⓘ theory of expectations ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| movement | Post-Keynesian economics ⓘ |
| nationality | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Decision, Order and Time in Human Affairs
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Epistemics and Economics ⓘ Expectations in Economics ⓘ Uncertainty in Economics and Other Reflections ⓘ |
| occupation | university professor ⓘ |
| philosophicalStance |
emphasis on radical uncertainty
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rejection of complete probabilistic representation of the future ⓘ |
| researchInterest |
expectations in macroeconomics
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time and decision ⓘ uncertainty and knowledge limits ⓘ |
| theory |
focus on imaginative construction of futures
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potential surprise function ⓘ |
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subject linked to:
William Cunningham
linked to: G. L. S. Shackle