Institutional Economics

Institutional Economics

Commodities for the long-run: are real commodity prices trending?

The Simon-Ehrlich wager 43 years on

Stephen Kirchner
Sep 27, 2023
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This week marks the 43rd anniversary of the Julian Simon-Paul Ehrlich wager on the trend in real commodity prices. If you are not familiar with the wager, I highly recommend The Bet by Paul Sabin, wh…

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