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Nicolas-François Canard

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Nicolas-François Canard
Bornc. 1750
Died1833
Moulins, Allier, France
NationalityFrench
Scientific career
FieldsEconomics
mathematics
Principes d'économie politique

Nicolas-François Canard (c. 1750 – 1833) was a French mathematician, philosopher and economist. He was one of the pioneers of applying mathematics to economic problems, forestalling the works of Antoine Augustin Cournot, William Stanley Jevons, and others.

Further reading

  • Larson, Bruce (1999). "Canard on Direct Exchange and Taxation: A Perspective on Cournot". History of Political Economy. 31 (1): 109–131. doi:10.1215/00182702-31-1-109.