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“I hate when people ask me to: "Massage the data".”

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Ronald Coase was a prominent economist known for his significant contributions to the economic analysis of law and the theory of the firm. Born on December 29, 1910, in Largs, Scotland, Coase passed away on September 2, 2013. His work on transaction costs has had a lasting impact on the field of economics. more

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