Paul Samuelson
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Paul Samuelson

revealed preference; foundations of mathematical econ.

Nobel Prize-winning economist who formalized the neoclassical synthesis and authored the most widely used introductory economics textbook of the 20th century.

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Economics: An Introductory Analysis
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