“The idea of paying people what they are worth is a noble one. The problem is that it is not possible to know what people are worth.”

About Edward Lazear

Economist • American

Edward Lazear was a highly influential American economist widely regarded as the founder of the field of personnel economics. He served as the Morris Arnold and Nona Jean Cox Senior Fellow at the Hoover Institution and...

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