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Re: [Pen-l] "loss of wealth" [was: Dean Baker: Getting the most bang for the stimulus buck



Isn't also the holding of cash an "imperfect proxy" for something
else, namely the (subjective) "utility" provided by the goods or
services that the money can buy?

On Thu, Jan 15, 2009 at 9:10 AM, Doug Henwood <dhenwood@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> So studies of the effects of
> housing wealth on consumption are looking at an imperfect proxy for
> something, not the thing itself.
>


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