What field is Petty best remembered for?
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Economics
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Answer
Economics is the field in which Sir William Petty, an English economist and statistician of the 17th century, made his most notable contributions. Petty is considered one of the pioneers of modern economics and is credited with advancing the field through his analysis of economic data, his theories on value and rent, and his studies on the distribution of wealth and income.
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