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Saturday, June 05, 2010

Money only matters when it takes money off the table - incentives aren't what you think they are


This'll take about 10 minutes, but afterwards you won't be the same:




HT: Marek 


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Peter reported economics for the ABC’s AM and PM programs for two decades before serving as economics editor of The Canberra Times, The Age and The Conversation. He hosts The Economy, Stupid on ABC Radio National.
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