Carolina QuotesStatus seeking is important. Relative incomes matter... Mainstream... economists said inequality was not a problem, and that's how we got an oligarchy [and populism].
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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