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The central question of economic policy is the question of the effectiveness of its various instruments.

— Jan Tinbergen Income Distribution (1975)

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For some queer and deplorable reason most human beings are more impressed by words than by figures, to the great disadvantage of mankind.

What matters is the di¤erence between qualities available and qualities required by the demand side, that is by the organization of production.

Income Distribution (1975)

The factor of distance may also stand for an index of information about export markets.

The dominant role played by... exporters’ and importers’ GNP and distance in explaining trade flows.

The shaping or reformulation of the aims of economic policy which are only vaguely felt may be exemplified in the aim of social justice.

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