Robert Higgs
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Robert Higgs is an American economic historian and economist known for his work on the growth of government, particularly through his book "Crisis and Leviathan."
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| Robert Higgs canonical | 2 |
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This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6651246 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Robert Higgs Context triple: [Higgs, hasNotableBearer, Robert Higgs]
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Robert D. Murphy
Robert D. Murphy was a prominent American diplomat and foreign service officer who played key roles in U.S. policy during and after World War II, particularly in Europe.
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Robert P. Murphy
Robert P. Murphy is an American Austrian School economist, author, and podcaster known for his work on free-market economics, business cycle theory, and critiques of mainstream macroeconomics.
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John B. Taylor
John B. Taylor is an American economist best known for formulating the influential Taylor rule for monetary policy and for his contributions to modern macroeconomic and New Keynesian theory.
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Michael D. Bordo
Michael D. Bordo is an economic historian known for his influential research on monetary history and policy, often focusing on financial crises and the evolution of central banking.
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Robert C. Murphy
Robert C. Murphy was a prominent American jurist who served as Chief Judge of the Maryland Court of Appeals and significantly influenced the state's legal system.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Robert Higgs Target entity description: Robert Higgs is an American economic historian and economist known for his work on the growth of government, particularly through his book "Crisis and Leviathan."
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A.
Robert D. Murphy
Robert D. Murphy was a prominent American diplomat and foreign service officer who played key roles in U.S. policy during and after World War II, particularly in Europe.
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B.
Robert P. Murphy
Robert P. Murphy is an American Austrian School economist, author, and podcaster known for his work on free-market economics, business cycle theory, and critiques of mainstream macroeconomics.
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C.
John B. Taylor
John B. Taylor is an American economist best known for formulating the influential Taylor rule for monetary policy and for his contributions to modern macroeconomic and New Keynesian theory.
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D.
Michael D. Bordo
Michael D. Bordo is an economic historian known for his influential research on monetary history and policy, often focusing on financial crises and the evolution of central banking.
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E.
Robert C. Murphy
Robert C. Murphy was a prominent American jurist who served as Chief Judge of the Maryland Court of Appeals and significantly influenced the state's legal system.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American libertarian
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economic historian ⓘ person ⓘ |
| authorOf |
Against Leviathan
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Crisis and Leviathan ⓘ Delusions of Power ⓘ Depression, War, and Cold War ⓘ Neither Liberty Nor Safety ⓘ Resurgence of the Warfare State ⓘ |
| citizenship |
United States
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linked to:
United States of America
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| countryOfResearch |
United States
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linked to:
United States of America
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| educatedAt |
San Francisco State University
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University of Washington ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
economic history
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history of government growth ⓘ macroeconomics ⓘ political economy ⓘ public choice ⓘ |
| hasAcademicDegree | PhD in economics ⓘ |
| hasConcept | ratchet effect in government size ⓘ |
| ideology |
classical liberalism
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libertarianism ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Austrian School of economics
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public choice economists ⓘ |
| knownFor |
analysis of crisis and the expansion of the state
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libertarian critique of the warfare-welfare state ⓘ theory of the ratchet effect in government growth ⓘ work on U.S. economic history ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| name | Robert Higgs ⓘ |
| nationality |
United States
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linked to:
United States of America
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| notableWork | Crisis and Leviathan ⓘ |
| occupation |
economic historian
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economist ⓘ research fellow ⓘ university professor ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Editor of The Independent Review
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Professor of Economics at Lafayette College ⓘ Research Director for the Independent Institute ⓘ Senior Fellow in Political Economy at the Independent Institute ⓘ Visiting scholar at Oxford University ⓘ Visiting scholar at Stanford University ⓘ Visiting scholar at the University of Washington ⓘ |
| researchInterest |
Great Depression
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World War II political economy ⓘ growth of government ⓘ public choice theory ⓘ war and the economy ⓘ |
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