Arthur Laffer
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Arthur Laffer is an American economist best known for the "Laffer Curve" theory linking tax rates to government revenue and for shaping conservative supply-side economic policy.
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| Arthur Laffer canonical | 12 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Arthur Laffer Context triple: [Reaganomics, influencedBy, Arthur Laffer]
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A.
Milton Friedman
Milton Friedman was a prominent American economist and Nobel laureate known for his advocacy of free-market capitalism, monetarism, and limited government intervention in the economy.
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David Romer
David Romer is an influential American macroeconomist known for his work on New Keynesian economics, advanced macroeconomic theory, and widely used graduate-level textbooks.
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John Kenneth Galbraith
John Kenneth Galbraith was a prominent 20th-century Canadian-American economist, public intellectual, and author known for his influential critiques of capitalism and corporate power.
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Gregory Mankiw
Gregory Mankiw is an American economist known for his influential work in macroeconomics, particularly in developing New Keynesian theory, and for authoring widely used economics textbooks.
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John B. Taylor
John B. Taylor is an American economist best known for formulating the influential Taylor rule for monetary policy and for his contributions to modern macroeconomic and New Keynesian theory.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Arthur Laffer Target entity description: Arthur Laffer is an American economist best known for the "Laffer Curve" theory linking tax rates to government revenue and for shaping conservative supply-side economic policy.
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A.
Milton Friedman
Milton Friedman was a prominent American economist and Nobel laureate known for his advocacy of free-market capitalism, monetarism, and limited government intervention in the economy.
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B.
David Romer
David Romer is an influential American macroeconomist known for his work on New Keynesian economics, advanced macroeconomic theory, and widely used graduate-level textbooks.
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C.
John Kenneth Galbraith
John Kenneth Galbraith was a prominent 20th-century Canadian-American economist, public intellectual, and author known for his influential critiques of capitalism and corporate power.
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D.
Gregory Mankiw
Gregory Mankiw is an American economist known for his influential work in macroeconomics, particularly in developing New Keynesian theory, and for authoring widely used economics textbooks.
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E.
John B. Taylor
John B. Taylor is an American economist best known for formulating the influential Taylor rule for monetary policy and for his contributions to modern macroeconomic and New Keynesian theory.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American economist
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economist ⓘ human ⓘ |
| academicDegree |
Bachelor's degree in economics
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MBA ⓘ PhD in economics ⓘ |
| advised |
Donald Trump
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Ronald Reagan ⓘ various Republican politicians ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Presidential Medal of Freedom
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various conservative policy awards ⓘ |
| birthDate | 1940-08-14 ⓘ |
| birthPlace |
Youngstown
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surface form:
Youngstown, Ohio, United States
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| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Stanford University
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University of California, Los Angeles ⓘ Yale University ⓘ |
| employer |
Pepperdine University
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University of Chicago Graduate School of Business ⓘ
surface form:
University of Chicago Booth School of Business
University of Southern California ⓘ |
| familyName | Laffer ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
economics
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macroeconomics ⓘ public finance ⓘ supply-side economics ⓘ |
| founded |
Laffer Associates
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Laffer Investments ⓘ |
| genre | economic policy ⓘ |
| givenName | Arthur ⓘ |
| hasWrittenOn |
economic growth
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fiscal policy ⓘ tax policy ⓘ |
| influenced |
Republican Party economic policy
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supply-side tax policy in the United States ⓘ |
| knownFor |
popularizing the Laffer curve in U.S. policy debates
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theory linking tax rates and tax revenue ⓘ |
| name | Arthur Laffer self-link ⓘ |
| notableFor |
Laffer curve
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supply-side economic policy ⓘ |
| notableIdea |
cutting marginal tax rates can increase economic growth
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there is a tax rate that maximizes government revenue ⓘ |
| occupation |
academic
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consultant ⓘ economist ⓘ |
| politicalAlignment | conservative ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Economic advisor
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Professor of Economics ⓘ |
| residence |
Tennessee
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surface form:
Tennessee, United States
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| theoryDeveloped | Laffer curve ⓘ |
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Referenced by (12)
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subject surface form:
Laffer curve