Carolina QuotesPath dependence means that many processes are non-reversible... Poor people who go to poor schools... can't get into college and their whole life course is messed up...
John Komlos Connected to the Carolinas
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- A Progressive View on the Need for a Paradigm Shift in Economics (Dec 2020)
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- 2020
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“Path dependence means that many processes are non-reversible…” John Komlos. Carolina Quotes, record CQ-C298C88861. https://carolinaquotes.com/quote/c298c88861
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