Why Friedrich von Hayek Won the Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences—— A Rereading of Prices and ProductionLI

Friedrich von Hayek,an economist from the Austrian School,was awarded the Nobel Prize in Economics in 1974,alongside Swedish economist Gunnar Myrdal,“for their pioneering work in the theory of money and economic fluctuations and for their penetrating analysis of the interdependence of economic,social and institutional phenomena.” Hayek's major work,Prices and Production,has been largely forgotten in contemporary academia,yet it holds significant theoretical and practical value.This paper revisits Prices and Production,emphasizing its enduring relevance.Hayek's contributions to monetary theory,exemplified by the Hayekian Triangle,are pivotal in understanding the relationship between money,interest,prices,and capitalist economic cycles.Additionally,his insights into the appropriate monetary policies for central banks during economic crises remain pertinent.This paper argues that Hayek's Prices and Production is as crucial as Keynes's The General Theory for economic scholarship and contemporary policy debates.