From an economic viewpoint, the idea may initially appeal by appearing to maximise the economic utility of the receiver. But it suffers from fundamental flaws.
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Associate Professor of Markets, Public Policy and Law, Boston University
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Associate Professor, Edith Cowan University
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Associate professor Early Childhood and Primary Education, Queensland University of Technology
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Associate Professor and Chair, Communication, Popular Culture and Film, Brock University
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Associate Professor, Griffith University
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Assistant Professor of Marketing, West Virginia University
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Graduate researcher in art history and material culture studies, The University of Melbourne
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Associate Research Professor of Anthropology, University of Colorado Denver
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Professeur d’économie, Mines Paris - PSL
