ClaimsTyler Cowen

“So, the net surplus, social surplus, from those would be much higher than it is now.”

Tyler Cowen, economist, interview guest 18 July 2019 Tyler Cowen on Big Business (EconTalk) archived copy

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In future, with social media further along as well, the net social surplus from those will be much higher than it is now.

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Tyler Cowen, “In future, with social media further along as well, the net social surplus from those will be much higher than it is now.” (said 18 July 2019). Verdict: unresolvable. Reliability API, claim c_2793f393db9b, method 0.1.0+c876030c, dataset release v1.1.2. https://epistacklabs.com/claims/c_2793f393db9b

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