Week7:Eminent scholar.
Hello! How are you? I have
had cold since last week and I have been suffered by it. It is serious for
person in single life to catch a cold so please be careful not to catch a cold.
This time I introduce you about eminent scholar in economy. Do you know anyone
who is eminent in economy? I introduce three big economic scholars and a famous
Japanese one.
First, he is Adam Smith.
There
may be many people who know him because the study of political and economy in
high school, he is dealt with. He was born June 5 in 1723 and he
died July 17 in 1790. He was from Scotland and he is economist,
theologian and philosopher. Most important his work is “An Inquiry into the
Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations” (“国富論”in easily Japanese) and he was called
“the father of economics”. From 2007, he have been used on 20 pounds bill
published in bank of England.
In the past, 50 pound bill published in Clydesdale
bank, Scotland use him similarly.
Second, I introduce you John
Maynard Keynes.
He was born June 5 in 1883 U.K. and he died April
21 in 1946. He graduated from university of Cambridge. He is one of most
important mans in 20th century and represent economist. He lead Keynes
circus based on the effective demand, and macro-economics were made by him. He
was pupil of Alfred Marshall who was economic owner, the opponent “Arthur Cecil
Pigou” is his brother and his father “John Neville Keynes” is also economist.
His famous theory “The general theory of employment, interest and money ”(“雇用・利子および貨幣の一般理論” in Japanese ) in 1935-1936
proved the course of voluntary unemployment because of lack of effective
demand.
Third, This picture is Karl Heinrich Marx.
He
was born May 5 in 1818, Germany and he died March 14 in 1883. He was philosopher and thinker, and is widely known as theoretical
leader of communist movement and the labor movement after the 19th century, and
an economist, and he was one of the most influential thinkers in 20th
century. With not only his close friend but also his comrade “Friedrich Engels”,
they made scientific socialism as comprehensive view of the world and
revolutionary ideas and explained the necessity that after advanced development
of capitalism, the society of communism will come. Marx’s analysis of
capitalism based on criticism of economic became “The capital” (“資本論” in Japanese) which is
most important his work and the economic system depending on “The capital” is
called the Marx’s economics.
Last, I introduce you about
famous Japanese economist.
Do you know him?He is Takashi Kadokura. He
was born October 30 in 1971, Japan. And He graduated university of Keio and
is known as authority of the economics about under the ground. Until 2005, He
was the chief in economic research department of economic laboratory from
Daiichi-Seimei (一生命経済研究所経済調査部). After the work, he
became representative in economic research institute of BRICs. From 2009, He
has appeared on TV program “Honmadekka-TV” (ホンマでっかTV). Many people in Japan watch the TV
program because it is very popular. So in the TV program, he became popular.
His character is so unique that in it, he is made a fool a little but you must
not misunderstand, he is also very famous scholar in economics. Thank you for
reading my blog!