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>You do realize that the disc world books aren't actually economics research papers, yes? Based on your downvotes, it seems that people on HN think that fictio
by mason240 9y ago
>You do realize that the disc world books aren't actually economics research papers, yes?
Based on your downvotes, it seems that people on HN think that fiction can prove economic theory.
- soundwave106 9y agoI personally consider Terry Pratchett's quote as a rather elegant way of explaining one aspect of a "poverty trap", a concept which is well known in economics.