Thirteen persistent economic fallacies / / E. J. Mishan

• Autore: Mishan E. J (Edward J.), <1917->
• Pubblicazione: Westport, Conn. : , : Praeger Publishers, , 2009; New York : , : Bloomsbury Publishing (US), , 2023
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (xxiv, 102 p. )
• Disciplina: 330
• Soggetto topico: Economics
• Altri autori: MishanE. J <1917-> (Edward J.)
• Note generali: Sequel to the author's 21 popular economic fallacies.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: 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.
• Titolo autorizzato: Thirteen persistent economic fallacies
• ISBN: 979-82-16-02561-0; 0-313-36605-5
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910780734303321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II