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Marginal analysis was the heart of early Austrian economics and was quickly adopted into mainstream economics, where it is central to modern microeconomic analysis. Amazingly, many people in business ...

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Thanks in large part to new House member Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, a New York Democrat, there’s been lots of discussion this week about hiking tax rates on the superwealthy. Her support in a 60 ...

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One basic misunderstanding is to fail to distinguish between a private firm raising its wages paid, and a law compelling all and sundry to do the same. Unhappily ...