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Thorstein Veblen

American economist and sociologist (1857–1929)

Thorstein Veblen

Born

Thorstein Bunde Veblen


(1857-07-30)July 30, 1857

Cato, Wisconsin, U.S.

DiedAugust 3, 1929(1929-08-03) (aged 72)

Menlo Park, California, U.S.

FieldEconomics, socioeconomics
Institutions
School or
tradition
Institutional economics
Alma mater
InfluencesHerbert Spencer, Thomas Paine, William Graham Sumner, Lester F. Ward, William James, Georges Vacher de Lapouge, Edward Bellamy, John Dewey, Gustav von Schmoller, John Bates Clark, Henri de Saint-Simon, Charles Fourier
ContributionsConspicuous consumption, conspicuous leisure, trained incapacity, Veblenian dichotomy

Thorstein Bunde Veblen (July 30, 1857 – August 3, 1929) was an American economist and sociologist who, during his lifetime, emerged as a well-known critic of capitalism.

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