They are a bad idea.” Dr Madsen Pirie, president of the Adam Smith Institute, neatly summed up the views of the Kirkcaldy-born ‘Father of Economics’ on tariffs in an article following Donald ...

The book has enlivened the study of economics for beginning students for more than 40 years. Adam Smith published his Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations in 1776 ...

Given this zeitgeist, a book on the moral philosophy of Adam Smith is timely indeed. While Smith may be the founder of modern economics, he was first and foremost a professor of moral philosophy. Yet ...

Anne Bradley writes about her experience teaching economics to college students. Our students need Smith now perhaps more than ever. Exploring the relationship between Adam Smith’s thought and ...

Make It Happen' by James Graham will see 'Succession' star Cox portray Adam Smith, the pioneering Scottish philosopher and ...

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Book of the Week. An engaging account of the life, times and legacy of Adam Smith marking 300 years since the birth of the Scottish economist. Read by Robin Laing.

Why? Not because of the generosity of butchers and wine makers, but thanks to their pursuit of their respective profits, according to Adam Smith (1723-1790), the famed Scottish economist and “Th ...

The historical character featured on the note is Adam Smith (1723-1790), one of the fathers of modern economics. The note quotes his famous example of workers in a pin factory, which demonstrated ...