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Lettuce Again, and Lumber

The Answer Is Transaction Costs

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The Economics Joke: Prime Minister Clement Attlee and Winston Churchill

This week's economics joke is about Prime Minister Clement Attlee of the UK and former Prime Minister Winston Churchill. The idea that the line between what the public should be providing and what can be provided privately is a matter of transaction cost is one of the core theses of this podcast.

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