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Within economics, there are entrenched methodological frameworks that heavily favor measurements with the aim of making so-called “falsifiable” empirical predictions. This tinkering with positivism in the study of human action has led to a widespread tendency to misconstrue prices as measurements of value, given the tight link between the two. It is the task of this article to refute this widespread fallacy and to reestablish the clear distinction between the praxeological categories of “value” and “price.”

So timely!

I was arguing with @denlillaapan about this very topic earlier today.

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I suppose he to the side of prices being measures of value, didn’t he? You cannot blame him for that. Subjectivism is usually not covered very well in economics courses, unless it is an Austrian economics course. Most Austrians are self-read, I think.

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He writes for the Mises Institute, so I don't think that's the issue. We're probably just talking past each other to some extent.

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Wow, I didn’t know we had someone that was writing for the Mises Institute here in our corral! I wonder if he knew if this article was coming up or not. Sorry for my mistake.

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think I have about 50 pieces for them! https://mises.org/profile/joakim-book

But eh, maybe that is the error I make in the convo with @Undisciplined in this #796401

I'll think about it

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Yes, I saw that and jumped in, myself.

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It's an interesting discussion.

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Yes, it seems a denial of the subjectivist theory of economics. My main question would be if price and value were the same why any dickering?

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