TOTM
Antitrust Fallacies of Fact and Theory
Truth on the Market
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Steve Hurwitz as a characteristically thoughtful and provocative post over at Austrian Economists on identifying the most dangerous fallacies of fact and theory in economics that a reasonably informed layperson would believe. Steve’s nominations are that the average person believes that the “economic well-being of the average American is on the decline” (fallacy of fact) and (for the fallacy of theory) “that consumption (rather than savings/investment) is the key to economic growth.” The comments are definitely worth a read if you find the topic interesting and include lots of good nominations.
