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Frank Ramsey: A Sheer Excess of PowersBook

by Cheryl Misak, 2020

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Bennett Professor of Public Policy at the University of Cambridge and author of GDP: A Brief but Affectionate History.
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This is a fantastic biography. Frank Ramsey was an extraordinary character, evidently brilliant from an early age. He made path-breaking advances in mathematics, philosophy and economics.

Five Books interview on the best economics books of 2020

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