Multiple choice

Who among the following is not known as a classical economist?

  1. Adam Smith

  2. Bentham

  3. James Mill

  4. Friedmann
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Explanation

Classical economists include Adam Smith, David Ricardo, Thomas Malthus, and James Mill (Jeremy Bentham was also influential in this period). Milton Friedman is a Nobel Prize-winning economist from the 20th century associated with monetarism and the Chicago School, making him distinctly NOT a classical economist.

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