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Underground Economy II

A study by the Brit journal The Economist found that trash collectors do a better job of predicting the state of the economy than EC finance ministers. “The moral? The contents of dustbins could well be a useful leading economic indicator,” the magazine concluded. (Reuters) ...The more obvious moral is that the government shouldn’t fuss with the economy.


Publication Date: 11 June 1995

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