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“Economic controversy is generally a thankless task. You cannot hope to make any impression on your opponent. Yet he is the only reader on whose interest you can count.”

Quote by Francis Ysidro Edgeworth

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Francis Ysidro Edgeworth

Francis Ysidro Edgeworth was a prominent economist known for his contributions to welfare economics and the theory of marginal utility. His work has had a profound impact on the development of economics. more

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