In 1850, the French economist Frederic Bastiat designed a famous thought experiment around the tale of a boisterous child who smashes his father’s shop window. The distraught shopkeeper is consoled by a witness who claims that the shattered window would at least provide gainful work for a glazier. So, does that make the destructive act a form of economic stimulus?
1850年,法國經濟學家弗雷德里克?巴斯夏(Frederic Bastiat)設計了一個著名的思想實驗,講述了一個吵鬧的孩子打碎了他父親商店的櫥窗。一位目擊者安慰了心急如焚的店主,并聲稱這破碎的窗戶至少能為玻璃匠提供一份有益的工作。那么,這種破壞行為是否可以視為一種經濟刺激呢?
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