Henry Calvert Simons

Henry Calvert Simons (9 octobre 1899 - 19 juin 1946) est un économiste américain de l'Université de Chicago. Ses modèles laissez-fairistes et monétaristes ont inspiré l'École de Chicago. Sa définition du revenu a fortement influencé le système américain contemporain de taxation. Durant la Grande Dépression, il a tenté, dans un contexte défavorable, de faire revivre la liberté d'entreprendre.

Citations

« Eliminate all forms of monopolistic market power, to include the breakup of large oligopolistic corporations and application of anti-trust laws to labor unions. A Federal incorporation law could be used to limit corporation size and where technology required giant firms for reasons of low cost production the Federal government should own and operate them... Promote economic stability by reform of the monetary system and establishment of stable rules for monetary policy... Reform the tax system and promote equity through income tax... Abolish all tariffs... Limit waste by restricting advertising and other wasteful merchandising practices. »

1936, “Rules vs. Authority in Monetary Policy,” Journal of Political Economy, Vol. XLIV
1937, Commentaire des livres d'Antonio De Viti De Marco, "First Principles of Public Finance" et "Grundlehren der Finanzwirtschaft", Journal of Political Economy, Vol. 45, No. 5, Oct, pp712-717
1938, Personal Income Taxation: The Definition of Income as a Problem of Fiscal Policy, Chicago, University of Chicago Press, 238 p.
1946, Debt Policy and Banking Policy
- Repris en 1948, In: Economic Policy for a Free Society, University of Chicago Press

1987, Herbert Stein, “Simons, Henry C. (1899—1946)”, In: J. Eatwell, M. Milgate, Peter Newman, dir., "The New Palgrave", Vol. 4, New York: The Stockton Press, pp333—335

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