tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1740670447258719504.post7672866638208234395..comments2024-03-18T06:41:03.841-04:00Comments on Facts & other stubborn things: My reading has been sluggish, but I just finished a good oneEvanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12259004160963531720noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1740670447258719504.post-28253504175949782742012-08-18T06:57:29.621-04:002012-08-18T06:57:29.621-04:00I see. But apart from that, is Dr. Michael Emmett ...I see. But apart from that, is Dr. Michael Emmett Brady historically correct when he made his statement that the Founding Fathers were influenced by Adam Smith's <i>Wealth of Nations</i>?Blue Aurorahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02044362251868221897noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1740670447258719504.post-46255426045538480502012-08-18T06:45:20.427-04:002012-08-18T06:45:20.427-04:00I think they might have mentioned Smith once. Wasn...I think they might have mentioned Smith once. Wasn't a big subject of discussion.Daniel Kuehnhttp://www.factsandotherstubbornthings.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1740670447258719504.post-35134602992556355592012-08-18T01:30:40.362-04:002012-08-18T01:30:40.362-04:00Glad to hear that you've had the opportunity t...Glad to hear that you've had the opportunity to catch up on some books, Daniel Kuehn. Out of curiosity, did you see my question in your last post on <i>Founding Choices</i>?<br /><br />http://factsandotherstubbornthings.blogspot.com/2012/07/infantilizing-native-americans.html<br /><br />I'll reproduce my question here:<br /><br />"It isn't a book I would take to the beach, but I bet it must've been an informative read!<br /><br />If you don't mind me asking, was Adam Smith's role in influencing the founding fathers' economic thought discussed in the book? According to Dr. Michael Emmett Brady, Adam Smith's <i>An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations</i> had a big impact on their economic thought and subsequently, the economic policy of the early United States.<br /><br />Is Dr. Brady correct on this, whether the issue is touched upon in the book or not?"<br /><br />Also, regarding Dixit and Pindyck's <i>Investment Under Uncertainty</i>...that's apparently a very good book, according to Dr. Michael Emmett Brady. However, J.M. Keynes had discovered a simpler way of gauging uncertainty/ambiguity via the conventional coefficient of risk and weight.<br /><br />http://www.amazon.com/review/R105KHREUYIPFY/Blue Aurorahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02044362251868221897noreply@blogger.com