Are Europeans as Wealthy as Americans?

by Don Boudreaux on January 15, 2010

in Data, Myths and Fallacies, Standard of Living

Dan Mitchell presents compelling data that refute the claim that ordinary western Europeans today are as materially wealth as are ordinary Americans. (HT Sam Grove)

And here are two other — albeit somewhat older — pieces on the same subject. The first, from 2005, is by New York Times reporter Bruce Bawer. The second, from 2007, is by me.

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