Hayekian

Hayekian adjective: of or pertaining to the economic theories of Friedrich Hayek.

Adjective

Hayekian (not comparable)

Of or pertaining to the economic theories of Friedrich Hayek.
- With the arrogance of youth, I myself expounded the Hayekian analysis to the faculty and students at Columbia University in the fall of 1931.1981, Ronald Coase, How Should Economists Choose? (The G. Warren Nutter Lectures in Political Economy)
- Except to Hayekian fanatics, it seems obvious that the coordinated global stimulus of 2009 stopped the slide into another Great Depression.2011, Robert Skidelsky, The Keynes-Hayek Rematch

Hayekian (plural Hayekians)

A proponent of the economic theories of Friedrich Hayek.
- Most students of economics at LSE and many members of the staff became Hayekians or, at any rate, incorporated elements of Hayek's approach in their own thinking.1981, Ronald Coase, How Should Economists Choose? (The G. Warren Nutter Lectures in Political Economy)
- One morning in April, the S&P 500 jumped 6% after a viral rumour that Trump’s tariff policy was being paused – a rumour the Financial Times traced back to a pseudonymous X user named Walter Bloomberg, based in Switzerland, with no offline credentials whatsoever. A Hayekian might point out that the...2025 October 2, William Davies, “A critique of pure stupidity: understanding Trump 2.0”, in The Guardian

plural	Hayekians

From Hayek + -ian.

What does Hayekian mean?: Hayekian means of or pertaining to the economic theories of Friedrich Hayek.
What part of speech is Hayekian?: Hayekian can be an adjective or a noun.

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