17 January 1998 There is a joke which says that a group of economists got lost during a hiking expedition, and their leader took the map and compass to find out where they were. After some time, the leader happily exclaimed: “Do you see that hill over there? Well, according to my calculations – that’s where we are standing now!” […]

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