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# Dennis Holme Robertson

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Sir Dennis Holme Robertson was an English economist who taught at Cambridge and London Universities.

## Quick Facts About Dennis Holme Robertson

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## About Dennis Holme Robertson

Sir Dennis Holme Robertson was an English economist who taught at Cambridge and London Universities.

##  Quotes by Dennis Holme Robertson

> [If economists did not concern themselves with economic efficiency, nobody would.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dennis-holme-robertson/if-economists-did-not-concern-themselves-with-economic-efficiency/)

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> [The value of a yellow metal (gold), originally chosen as money because it tickled the fancy of savages, is clearly a chancy…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dennis-holme-robertson/the-value-of-a-yellow-metal-gold-originally-chosen-as-money-because/)

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