I’ve met Galbraith twice. For those who don’t know, he was head of Kennedy’s Council of Economic Advisors. He was a 6’7”, condescending, SOB. I once heard him say: “I’ve never met another economist I looked up to.” The gall: virtually all of his work was stolen from Thorstein Veblen.
“He was a 6’7”, condescending, SOB. I once heard him say: ‘I’ve never met another economist I looked up to.’”
Galbraith was making a joke (albeit with a double meaning) about his height. However, he must never have met Dennis Aigner, who is 6’8”.