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A forgotten Swedish economist’s 130-year-old theory explains why investors won’t quit funding America’s near-$40 trillion pile of debt | Flipboard

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A forgotten Swedish economist’s 130-year-old theory explains why investors won’t quit funding America’s near-$40 trillion pile of debt In the pantheon of famous economists, Knut Wicksell is hardly a household name.

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A forgotten Swedish economist’s 130-year-old theory explains why investors won’t quit funding America’s near-$40 trillion pile of debt In the pantheon of famous economists, Knut Wicksell is hardly a household name.

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Claim 1: “America’s near-$40 trillion pile of debt”
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The United States of America (USA), also known as the United States (U.S.) or America, is a country primarily located in North America. It is a federal republic consisting of 50 states and a federal c…
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Claim 3: “Knut Wicksell is a Swedish economist”
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Johan Gustaf Knut Wicksell (December 20, 1851 – May 3, 1926) was a Swedish economist of the Stockholm school. He was professor at Uppsala University and Lund University. He made contributions to theor…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Stockholm School (Swedish: Stockholmsskolan) is a school of economic thought. It refers to a loosely organized group of Swedish economists that worked together, in Stockholm, Sweden primarily in t…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Wicksell is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: Katarina Wicksell (born 1979), Swedish footballer Knut Wicksell (1851–1926), Swedish economist Ragnar Wicksell (1892–1974), Swedish foo…
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