#So economists say inequality is due to market forces but that’s wrong and here’s fifty studies showing the opposite
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It’s so funny reading any overview of American economics scholarship because all of them are like “yeah all their base assumptions are wrong and none of what they describe about the economy or labour market is true”
#it comes up so often in discussions of income inequality like there’s a universal section in every paper taking about the US that’s like#So economists say inequality is due to market forces but that’s wrong and here’s fifty studies showing the opposite#and also the assumption that everyone is an individual operating rationally is extra wrong#book club
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