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Thirteen persistent economic fallacies

Mishan, E. J. (1917-)

Thirteen persistent economic fallacies

Record Type:	Electronic resources : Monograph/item
Title/Author:	Thirteen persistent economic fallaciesE.J. Mishan.
Author:	Mishan, E. J.
other author:	Mishan, E. J.
Published:	Westport, Conn. :Praeger Publishers,2009.
Description:	xxiv, 102 p. ;25 cm.
Notes:	Sequel to the author's 21 popular economic fallacies.
Subject:	Economics.
Online resource:	An electronic book in the ABC-CLIO eBooks Online database, accessible through the World Wide Web; click for information.
ISBN:	0313366063 (e-book)

Thirteen persistent economic fallacies
Mishan, E. J.1917-

Thirteen persistent economic fallacies[electronic resource] /E.J. Mishan. - Westport, Conn. :Praeger Publishers,2009. - xxiv, 102 p. ;25 cm.

Sequel to the author's 21 popular economic fallacies.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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.

ISBN: 0313366063 (e-book)

LCCN: 2008045459Subjects--Topical Terms:

175999
Economics.

LC Class. No.: HB171 / .M545 2009

Dewey Class. No.: 330

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