What is John Blundell (economist)?
{{Infobox economist | school_tradition = [[Austrian School]] <!-- Image --> | image = | caption = John Blundell (shorter man) and [[Vladimir Bukovsky]] (taller man) <!-- Information --> | name = John Blundell | birth_date = {{birth date|1952|10|9|df=y}} | birth_place = [[Congleton]], [[Cheshire]], [[England]] | death_date = {{death date and age|2014|7|22|1952|10|9|df=y}} | death_place = | nationality = | field = |influences = | influenced = | contributions = }} '''John Blundell''' (9 October 1952 – 22 July 2014) was a [[British people|British]] economist. He was the Director General and [[Ralph Harris, Baron Harris of High Cross|Ralph Harris]] Fellow at the [[Institute of Economic Affairs]].<ref>[http://www.iea.org.uk Institute of Economic Affairs] official website.</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.arnettandassociates.com/SpeakerDetails/28719/John-Blundell.html |title=Arnett and Associates: Premier Speakers, Talent, and Leadership International: Speaker detail: John Blundell |access-date=2014-07-23 |archive-date=2012-03-15 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120315160420/http://www.arnettandassociates.com/SpeakerDetails/28719/John-Blundell.html |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=http://focusdailynews.com/northwood-university-hosts-worldrenowned-economist-prolific-author-p3349-1.htm |title=Northwood University hosts world-renowned economist, prolific author |access-date=2014-07-23 |archive-date=2014-08-08 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140808125905/http://focusdailynews.com/northwood-university-hosts-worldrenowned-economist-prolific-author-p3349-1.htm |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.iedm.org/30724-jean-a-pouliot-lecture-series|title=Jean A. Pouliot Lecture Series|date=18 March 2010|website=IEDM}}</ref> Blundell had been involved in the creation and development of many free-market [[think tank]]s. Many people thank Blundell for creating the [[Margaret Thatcher|Thatcher revolution]]. Blundell died on