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Recent Evidence Indicates That the Solution to the Problem of Stagnant

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Recent evidence indicates that the solution to the problem of stagnant incomes among the unskilled is to be found in increasing society's investment in education to reduce the supply of unskilled workers.


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Bankrupt

A legal situation in which an individual or firm finds that it cannot make timely interest payments on money it has borrowed. In such cases, a bankruptcy judge can order the individual or firm to liquidate (turn into cash) its assets in order to pay lenders at least some portion of the amount they are owed.

Creative Destruction

A concept in economics introduced by Joseph Schumpeter, referring to the process where outdated or obsolete products, services, and technologies are replaced by innovative and more efficient ones, driving economic progress.

Destroyed Industries

Sectors or markets that have suffered severe disruption or collapse, often due to technological changes, market shifts, or external disruptions.

Purely Competitive Industries

Industries in which numerous small firms compete against each other, selling identical or very similar products, and where no single firm can influence market prices.

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