Michael Munger on Middlemen

Oct 27, 2008 · 01:12:34

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Michael Munger explains the economic function of middlemen and arbitrage.
He uses a WWII POW camp example to illustrate price emergence.
Application of arbitrage to understanding the financial crisis.

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