Economics in AmericaAngus Deaton
Economics in America
by Angus Deaton · first published 2023
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…food restaurants. Card & Kreuger ("Myth and Measurement") analyzed data in adjacent areas in NJ & PA. They found that employment in the NJ area actually increased. Take a look at the first chapter of "Economics in America" by Angus Deaton (Nobel 2015). Comparing CA to elsewhere in the US (where? everywhere?) looks a bit shady. Given the government agencies are being led by political hacks these days, I don't trust it…
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