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Fresh Economic Thinking

Do we believe that the average Chinese adult is "wealthier" than the average European?

A new report claims this. But I have doubts about the whole wealth measurement enterprise.

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Cameron Murray
Oct 23, 2022
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Do you believe this headline? I don’t.

The many problems with measuring a country’s wealth are on full display in this Credit Suisse report.

But let’s start a little closer to home.

When I married my wife I promised to look after her financial and material needs. That promise has a market value. I could have issued a “marriage bond” and sold it into the m…

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