The Modern Georgism of Respected Economists
Documents how a roster of mainstream and Nobel-laureate economists have endorsed conclusions central to Georgism.
Summary
This essay from the Progress and Poverty Substack compiles the surprising breadth of mainstream economic support for Georgist conclusions — useful for countering the perception that land value taxation is a fringe idea.
What It Shows
It assembles endorsements and supporting work from across the spectrum: Joseph Stiglitz (Henry George Theorem), William Vickrey, Milton Friedman ("least bad tax"), and others, alongside the modern empirical literature (Rognlie, Bonnet et al., IMF work). The cumulative point: the core Georgist claims about land's efficiency and equity as a tax base are not heterodox — they are quietly held across mainstream economics.
Sources
- "The Modern Georgism of Respected Economists," Progress and Poverty Substack. Article