Jason Welker
IT MAY be surprising, but the objective of economists is not to maximise income. We aim to maximise welfare. Welfare can mean different things to different people, and is often correlated with income, but they are not the same. Economists usually focus on consumption as being an indicator of well-being, but that leaves out leisure and intangibles such as family and friendships.
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