Who made the "dismal science" look more fun with a watery computer but more famously gave his name to a graph?
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#57474. Asked by gmackematix. (Jun 01 05 5:08 PM)
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A.W. "Bill" Phillips, a New Zealand economist, modeled income flow with water in the Phillips Economic Computer in 1949. He is also the eponym for the Phillips Curve.
I was once engaged to an economist. It was a truly dismal experience.
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