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Why Economics Cannot Be Understood through Experimentation

In the natural sciences, a laboratory experiment can isolate various elements and their movements. There is no equivalent in the discipline of economics. The employment of econometrics and econometric model building is an attempt to create a laboratory where controlled experiments can be conducted. Building an Economic Model The idea of having such a laboratory is very appealing to economists and politicians. Once the model is built and endorsed as a good...

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Jeff Snider talks INFLATION, DEFLATION (RCS Ep75)

Interview original date: July 22nd, 2020 Topics: Jeff’s definition of Deflation, Inflation. Monetary Deflation. Consumer behavior and its effect on prices. Production, wages/income, labor market, labor market destruction. UBI, demand, unemployment, supply, spending, savings, credit. 1930s and destruction of deflation, 1800s and deflation then. Did the Long Depression really exist? Gold Standard after the Civil War, fixed money supply, silver agitation. Different kinds of deflation:...

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