How People Determine the Value of a Good

Tags: Philosophy and Methodology, Value and Exchange

08/12/2023 Frank Shostak

In contrast to the imaginary way that mainstream economists present value, Austrian economists properly use ordinal rankings to determine value.

Original Article: "How People Determine the Value of a Good"

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