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Keynes and Hayek's Complex Friendship
- John Maynard Keynes and Friedrich Hayek were personally friendly despite different temperaments and intellectual approaches.
- Keynes helped Hayek and other Austrian economists relocate to Cambridge during WWII, showing mutual respect.
Broad Minds Outshine Narrow Experts
- Hayek’s criticism of Keynes for being too confident in policy correction was actually praise for Keynes' breadth of knowledge.
- Being a generalist beyond just economics is the highest praise for an economist.
Skidelski’s Keynes Spark During PhD
- Skidelski's interest in Keynes started during his PhD on the political responses to the Great Depression.
- He contrasted two figures: Oswald Mosley, who went fascist, and Keynes, who stayed within the system and influenced it.