How “Cultural Distance” Acts as a Barrier to Trade
Studies suggest cultural dissimilarity has a statistically positive and negative influence on the volume of trade flows. That is, people tend to trade with others who are similar to them.
Studies suggest cultural dissimilarity has a statistically positive and negative influence on the volume of trade flows. That is, people tend to trade with others who are similar to them.
The public should expect that one day, given the inevitable progress of technology and general fear of missing out, one day there will be a Fedcoin.
That’s US foreign policy in a nutshell: taking money from middle-class Americans and transferring it to the elites of the US military and foreign policy establishment. It’s welfare for the rich.
My thanks to Carlo Lottieri for publishing an Italian translation of "A Brief History of Secession Referenda in Europe" in the publication L'indro.
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