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Bookmark or Share- John Law: Economic Theorist and Policy-maker | Oxford AcademicJohn Law: Economic Theorist and Policy-maker. Antoin E. Murphy. Published: 26 June 1997. Cite. Permissions. Share. Abstract. Despite his popular reputation as a rake and a gambler, John Law (1671–1729) left a remarkable legacy of economic concepts at a time when economic conceptualization was very much at an embryonic stage.
- John Law (economist) - New World EncyclopediaJohn Law (baptized April 21, 1671 - March 21, 1729) was a Scottish economist who believed that money was only a means of exchange that did not constitute wealth in itself, and that national wealth depended on trade. His popular fame rests on two remarkable enterprises he conducted in Paris: The Banque Générale and the Mississippi Scheme.
- John Law (economist) - WikipediaJohn Law (pronounced in French in the traditional approximation of Laws, the colloquial Scottish form of the name; 21 April 1671 – 21 March 1729) was a Scottish-French economist who distinguished money, a means of exchange, from national wealth dependent on trade.
- John Law | Money Creation, Banking System & Financial ...John Law (baptized April 21, 1671, Edinburgh, Scotland—died March 21, 1729, Venice, Italy) was a Scottish monetary reformer and originator of the “Mississippi scheme” for the development of French territories in America. Law studied mathematics, commerce, and political economy in London.
- John Law, the gambler who revolutionised French financeLife & Arts. Add to myFT. John Law, the gambler who revolutionised French finance. The story of one of history’s great economic alchemists holds many lessons for us today. Banknote issued by...
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