Paul Samuelson

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Keynesian economist who feared that drastic spending cuts would lead to a recession.

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Videos Mentioning Paul Samuelson

For Higher Economic Growth, Cut Government Spending | UnArchived with David Henderson

For Higher Economic Growth, Cut Government Spending | UnArchived with David Henderson

PolicyEd

Keynesian economist who feared that drastic spending cuts would lead to a recession.

Richard Wolff: Marxism and Communism | Lex Fridman Podcast #295

Richard Wolff: Marxism and Communism | Lex Fridman Podcast #295

Lex Fridman

An American economist and Nobel laureate whose canonical economics textbook depicted Marx as a minor, declining branch of economic thought, reflecting Cold War-era academic taboos.

All-In Summit: Ro Khanna on China, political reform, major challenges facing the US and more

All-In Summit: Ro Khanna on China, political reform, major challenges facing the US and more

All-In Podcast

Cited for making incorrect predictions about Japan and Germany dominating the post-Cold War economy.

Glenn Loury: Race, Racism, Identity Politics, and Cancel Culture | Lex Fridman Podcast #285

Glenn Loury: Race, Racism, Identity Politics, and Cancel Culture | Lex Fridman Podcast #285

Lex Fridman

Nobel laureate economist who influenced Loury's economic perspective on markets and prices.

All-In Summit: In conversation with Graham Allison

All-In Summit: In conversation with Graham Allison

All-In Podcast

Economist whose textbook in the 1960s predicted the Soviet Union would overtake the US economy, a prediction that proved incorrect.