The Chicago School, Hayek, and Neoliberalism

Caldwell, Bruce

doi:10.2139/ssrn.1356899

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The Chicago School, Hayek, and Neoliberalism

Bruce Caldwell

Duke University

March 10, 2009

Abstract:
In recent work Philip Mirowski and Rob Van Horn have made a number of important revisionist claims regarding the history of the 'Chicago School.' The claims involve the role of F.A. Hayek in creating the School, the reasons behind some changes of views of members of the School on policy matters, and the role of the School in spreading the doctrine of 'Neoliberalism.' My paper assesses the cogency of the various Mirowski-Van Horn theses.

Number of Pages in PDF File: 50

Keywords: F.A. Hayek, Chicago School, Milton Friedman, Aaron Director, Henry Simons, Neoliberalism, classical liberalism

JEL Classification: B20, B30, B31

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Date posted: March 12, 2009

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Caldwell, Bruce J., The Chicago School, Hayek, and Neoliberalism (March 10, 2009). Available at SSRN: http://ssrn.com/abstract=1356899 or http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.1356899

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