Inspired by the research of our GMU colleague David Levy and David’s frequent co-author Sandy Peart, Alex Tabarrok explains how the dismal science got its name. Fans of Thomas Carlyle and John Ruskin be warned: your heroes are here, in this slice of history at least, villainous:
Alex Tabarrok at Marginal Revolution University on How the Dismal Science Got Its Name
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