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| Additional Physical Format: | Online version: Mishan, E. J. (Edward J.), 1917- Thirteen persistent economic fallacies. Westport, Conn. : Praeger, 2009 (OCoLC)615604338 |
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| Document Type: | Book |
| All Authors / Contributors: |
E J Mishan |
| ISBN: | 9780313366055 0313366055 |
| OCLC Number: | 261176790 |
| Notes: | Sequel to the author's 21 popular economic fallacies. |
| Description: | xxiv, 102 p. ; 25 cm. |
| Contents: | Fallacy 1: U.S. goods cannot compete effectively with those produced by cheap labor in countries such as China -- Fallacy 2: Immigrant labor confers economic benefits on the host country -- Fallacy 3: Globalization acts to raise living standards in the West -- Fallacy 4: Countries forming a common market reap economic benefits -- Fallacy 5: Rent controls are necessary during a housing shortage -- Fallacy 6: The fact that women's earnings are significantly below those of men is evidence of discrimination -- Fallacy 7: A reduction in building costs will reduce house prices -- Fallacy 8: Jobs are lost when a factory or business closes down, and vice versa -- Fallacy 9: A competitive private enterprise economy tends to produce economic efficiency -- Fallacy 10: A subsidy to university education is justified since it promotes equality of opportunity and confers benefits on society as a whole -- Fallacy 11: The national debt is a burden on future generations -- Fallacy 12: Inflation is caused by an excessive increase in the supply of money -- Fallacy 13: The rate of economic growth over time is a good index of the growth of people's satisfaction. |
| Other Titles: | 13 persistent economic fallacies |
| Responsibility: | E.J. Mishan. |
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