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Friedrich Hayek

Austrian-British economist and philosopher, 1899 to 1992

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In The Road to Serfdom he warned that central planning erodes freedom, and argued that markets pool knowledge no planner can hold. He won the Nobel Prize in Economics in 1974.

Friedrich Hayek sits in the right-libertarian part of the Caucus economy and liberty compass: strongly free market and strongly libertarian. The clearest positions are strongly free market on economy, strongly libertarian on liberty and authority and leaning tech-optimist on technology. The profile is close to the middle on religion.

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Where Friedrich Hayek sits on ten dimensions

Each scale runs from one pole to the other, and the dot shows the overall tendency of this person's record and public life. These are simplified estimates and open to debate.

💰EconomyStrongly free market
State-ledFree market
⚖️Liberty and authorityStrongly libertarian
LibertarianAuthoritarian
🎭CultureSlightly traditional
ProgressiveTraditional
🌍NationLeaning globalist
GlobalistNationalist
🌱EnvironmentLeaning growth-first
Growth-firstNature-first
🤖TechnologyLeaning tech-optimist
Tech-cautiousTech-optimist
🕊️War and peaceSlightly peace-first
Peace-firstStrength-first
🏛️InstitutionsSlightly anti-establishment
Anti-establishmentInstitutional
🙏ReligionCentered on religion
SecularReligious
🛡️InterventionismSlightly non-interventionist
Non-interventionistInterventionist

People most like Friedrich Hayek

Milton Friedman American economist, 1912 to 200699%Ludwig von Mises Austrian economist, 1881 to 197399%Robert Nozick American philosopher, 1938 to 200298%Adam Smith Scottish economist and philosopher, 1723 to 179097%Mario Vargas Llosa Peruvian novelist, 1936 to 202597%Matt Ridley British science writer and businessman96%Julian Simon American economist, 1932 to 199895%Michael Shellenberger American writer and activist94%

People furthest from Friedrich Hayek

Kim Jong Un Supreme Leader of North Korea, 2011 to present11%Joseph Stalin Soviet leader, 1920s to 195312%Mojtaba Khamenei Supreme Leader of Iran, 2026 to present14%Louis XIV King of France, 1643 to 171515%

Political views closest to Friedrich Hayek

Austrian schoolAn economic tradition that stresses individual choice, sound money and skepticism about…99%MinarchismLimits the state to a minimal "night-watchman" role of courts, police and defense.99%Classical liberalismIndividual rights, limited government, free markets and the rule of law.95%Techno-libertarianismBelieves that digital technology, encryption and open markets can shrink the state and…93%

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