Lord Keynes and Say's Law

Lord Keynes and Say’s Law

Tags: Other Schools of Thought, Free Markets

11/02/2026 Ludwig von Mises

Although they never actually accomplished it, one of the worst things the Keynesians did was convince some people that they had refuted Say’s law of markets.

Original article: https://mises.org/mises-daily/lord-keynes-and-says-law

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