Friedrich Hayek

High school (ages 12+)
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1. When was Friedrich Hayek born?May 8, 1899
2. When did Friedrich Hayek die?March 23, 1992 (age 92)
3. Where was Friedrich Hayek born?Vienna, Austria
4. Who was Friedrich Hayek?Friedrich Hayek was a Nobel Prize–winning economist born in Vienna in 1899. He studied law and political science and became famous for explaining how markets work and why freedom matters.
5. What did Hayek say about prices in his 1945 article?In "The Use of Knowledge in Society" he argued that prices act as signals that tell us about scarcity, demand, and opportunities. This helps people make decisions without a central planner.

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