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Carl Menger

Austrian economist, Menger founded the Austrian School with the subjective theory of value, won the Methodenstreit against the German historicists, and was a classical liberal who still accepted state protection against abusive employers.

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Right
Closest Ideology
Right-Wing Pragmatism
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1840–1921
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Political Axes

Profile across the 12 axes

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  • Distribution of power

    Leaning · Unitary
    Federal32.5%
    Unitary67.5%
  • Representation

    Near midpoint
    Democracy47.5%
    Autocracy52.5%
  • Civil liberties

    Strong · Liberty
    Security23.8%
    Liberty76.2%
  • Cultural integration

    Leaning · Multicultural
    Assimilation32.5%
    Multicultural67.5%
  • Conflict resolution

    Near midpoint
    Military force48.8%
    Negotiation51.2%
  • Foreign involvement

    Leaning · Interventionist
    Non-Intervention40%
    Interventionist60%
  • Ownership

    Leaning · Private
    Public36.2%
    Private63.8%
  • Economic coordination

    Leaning · Markets
    State direction36.2%
    Markets63.8%
  • International trade

    Strong · Free trade
    Protectionism23.8%
    Free trade76.2%
  • Religion & state

    Near midpoint
    Secular47.5%
    Religious52.5%
  • Social norms

    Leaning · Traditionalist
    Progressive33.8%
    Traditionalist66.2%
  • Technology & precaution

    Leaning · Acceleration
    Acceleration62.5%
    Ecologist37.5%

What distinguishes Carl Menger

Largest median distance

Civil liberties

This position is 31.2 points from the median of the 449 figure profiles in this collection.

Catalog median 55% SecurityCarl Menger 24% Security

This is the largest distance from this collection’s median across the twelve axes. The collection is not a survey of public opinion.

Closest to catalog median

Religion & state

This position is 1.3 points from this collection’s median.

Catalog median 49% SecularCarl Menger 48% Secular

This is the smallest median distance across the twelve axes; it does not establish a historical or political consensus.