Top 10 economists of the world?

Answer 1

1. Adam smith

2. John maynard keynes

3. Karl Marx

4. Milton Friedman

5. Joseph Stiglitz

6. David ricardo

7. Thomas Malthus

8. Joan Robinson

9. Alfred Marshall

10. Lenin

This is perhaps the worst crafted and most disingenuous list of top ten economists I have ever seen. There are two glaring absences and one glaring presence on this list despite it's many other flaws. Lenin has absolutely no place on this list and no place in any discussion of economics except when discussing disastrous failures (see Manya Gordon's Workers Before and After Lenin). Friedrich Hayek and Paul Samuelson are the two economists who each deserve top 5 spots. In fact you only really need the top 5 economists; after that everybody falls off in significance. I do not believe that anybody can seriously argue against this list:

1. Adam Smith

2. Friedrich Hayek

3. John Maynard Keynes

4. Milton Friedman

5. Paul Samuelson

Answer 2

Some of the top economists in the world include Joseph Stiglitz, Paul Krugman, Esther Duflo, Amartya Sen, Daniel Kahneman, and Abhijit Banerjee. These economists have made significant contributions to various fields such as development economics, behavioral economics, and macroeconomics. Their work has had a profound impact on shaping economic policy and theory.