Life & Career
He was born in 1908 in this Canadian province.
What is Ontario?
True or False: Galbraith was completely against capitalism.
What is False? (He believed capitalism could work if governments intervened fairly.)
Galbraith stood at this impressive height, making him one of the tallest public figures in economics.
What is 6’8”?
Galbraith served as U.S. Ambassador to this country from 1961 to 1963 under President John F. Kennedy.
What is India?
Galbraith argued that large corporations create consumer desires through marketing in what he called this “effect.”
He won this U.S. honor twice, once in 1946 and again in 2000.
What is the Presidential Medal of Freedom?
During World War II, Galbraith was nicknamed this for his role in controlling inflation and prices.
What is "Price Czar"?
In his book The Concept of Countervailing Power, Galbraith said big businesses must be balanced out by groups such as unions, government, or ________.
What is competition from other businesses?
Known for his sharp wit, Galbraith coined this famous phrase that describes commonly accepted but not always accurate beliefs.
What is “the conventional wisdom”?