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(hī′ək, -ĕk), Friedrich August von 1899-1992.

Austrian-born British economist and influential proponent of the free-market system. He shared a 1974 Nobel Prize for his work on business cycles.

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Hayek

(ˈhɑɪjək)

(Biography) Friedrich August von. 1899–1992, British economist and political philosopher, born in Austria: noted for his advocacy of free-market ideas; shared the Nobel prize for economics 1974

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Ha•yek

(ˈhɑ yɛk)

n.

Friedrich August von, 1899–1992, British economist, born in Austria: Nobel prize 1974.

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Hayek - English economist (born in Austria) noted for work on the optimum allocation of resources (1899-1992)

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