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Economists and economics have long been a target for cartoonists. This 1977 Sid Scales cartoon features ‘Thinkman’, a character who looks suspiciously like Finance Minister and Prime Minister at the time, Robert Muldoon.

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Alexander Turnbull Library
Reference: A-289-012
Cartoon by Sid Scales

Permission of the Alexander Turnbull Library, National Library of New Zealand, Te Puna Mātauranga o Aotearoa, must be obtained before any re-use of this image.

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Gary Hawke. 'Economic thought', Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, updated 28-Sep-11
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