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Article

Publication Date

3-7-2024

Abstract

"Deciding who is the Greatest of All Time (GOAT) is a popular debate in sports. Is it Michael Jordan in basketball? Lionel Messi in fútbol? Muhammed Ali in boxing? Babe Ruth in baseball? (In case you are wondering, the answer is 'yes' in each category.)

Tyler Cowen, professor at George Mason University and co-publisher of the popular Marginal Revolution website, has come up with one of the most clever, entertaining ways to write a history of economic thought by selecting his favorite GOAT in economics."

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This is an early version of the following article:

Skousen, M. (2024). Who do you think is the greatest-ever economist? Economic Affairs, 44(1), 170–177. https://doi.org/10.1111/ecaf.12622

which later underwent peer review and has been published in final form at https://doi.org/10.1111/ecaf.12622. The early version is also available at https://mskousen.com/2023/12/tyler-cowens-goat-barely-misses-the-boat/. This article may be used for non-commercial purposes in accordance with Wiley Terms and Conditions for Self-Archiving.

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